. Dehorning and castrating cattle. Castration; Dehorning. i.—Correct position removal of horn. satisfactory. Both are nonirritating and adhere well to the skin and the wound. Whichever of these is used, if too thick to apply conveniently, m a y be thinned with fish oil or linseed oil. Either an ordinary paintbrush or a swab made by tying a rag on a stick may be used to apply the tar. The practice of placing a piece of cotton outing flan- nel over the wound made by dehorning, as advocated by some stockmen, usu- ally meets with poor results, except pos- sibly when the cattle are to be turned int
. Dehorning and castrating cattle. Castration; Dehorning. i.—Correct position removal of horn. satisfactory. Both are nonirritating and adhere well to the skin and the wound. Whichever of these is used, if too thick to apply conveniently, m a y be thinned with fish oil or linseed oil. Either an ordinary paintbrush or a swab made by tying a rag on a stick may be used to apply the tar. The practice of placing a piece of cotton outing flan- nel over the wound made by dehorning, as advocated by some stockmen, usu- ally meets with poor results, except pos- sibly when the cattle are to be turned into fields where they will be exposed to burs or to severe winds. In such cases the cloth protects the wound to some extent. Ordinarily it requires too much time and trouble, and not .~>0 per cent of the cloths will stick after they are put on. The practice of using a hot iron to sear the wound and stop the bleeding is not practicable nor is it necessar}'. If in spite of all precautions the wound becomes infested with screw worms they may be removed by saturating a piece of absorbent cotton with chloro- form and inserting it into the wound, or by pouring gaso- line into the horn cavities. The chlo- roform or gasoline will kill the screw worms, after which they may be re- moved with a pair of forceps, a probe, or by forcing the animal's head to one side and allowing them to drop out. Carbolic acid or some other efficient disinfectant may be used for killing the. Fig. 4.—Horn after proper cutting, attached. Note hair and skin. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Farley, Frank W. (Frank Webster), 1888-. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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