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Castration may be accomplished by physical, chemical or hormonal techniques. Physical methods are most common. Testicles may be removed surgically or killed by obstructing the blood supply. Young calves may be castrated with rubber rings, Burdizzo or by surgery.
Dehorning beef cattle is a common management practice to reduce the risk of injury and bruising to other cattle and to improve handlering of cattle.
Ear tags help us to keep track and record information such as gender, age, weight, when a cow last calved, number of calves she has had, etc.
A spiked nose ring, as seen on the cow above, is used to prevent calves from drinking their mother's milk.
Spray and de-worm your cows to keep them healthy. If your cow has worms and diseases from ticks, it will not grow well and will be poor quality for the market.
Dipping gives protection against scab for longer than the 17 days, thus allowing for complete elimination in closed flocks.