Castration
A new pilot study compares the physiological and behavioral impacts of the ClipFitter against standard rubber band castration methods.
Veterinarians play a key role in guiding producers on castration decisions. Evidence supports early castration as the best practice for both welfare and economics.
Animal age, facilities available, castration method and pain control are all important to consider when planning castration strategies.
Implementing low-stress handling techniques while working cattle can save producers time, money, injury and headaches.
A recent study at Kansas State University highlights some of the benefits.
Castration is a key component to any preconditioning program that can greatly influence market price premiums or discounts, especially in older bull calves.
There are a lot of different reasons to castrate calves at a certain stage in their lives, but when is the best time to do it?