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`Chem► -Cast'',
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zes stresis and set backs
Dds,'
,Ma* Harris says.' . n't be set back at all. if you do dehorn,.
imats°tvill ex ibttd pain and stress•and ., !flt� Beard calves will wean beavier 'than °steers. Charm -Cast will reduce the- total stress
a getter eight gams aree'ireduced-or Harris admnats,-but they'll be. discounted at substantially:'
►lyes lose weight If infeefions set in, calves . sale;'' utls castrated at weaning lose 'their Harris says some beef and dairyproducers
TI' } t attment and; in severe 'cases, advantage; because the stress and set back trad.itionally.,'tag and castrate calves at birth
* is worse at the time. If they sell : through or when the calves are found. Chem -Cast
..a .... ts_nnt tNe iiltiaIllase norinal market ,channels, you can't show''a can be injected then as well Harris says,
between .... benefit by leaving. them sintact that long," with- less 'stress than other methods. y
xno p b em at a 1, s:� say's.' , The time to'castrate• is the._first or second Harris expects, the chemical method to be
4 s time .you handle .calves, Harris says..!, • accepted broth the beef cow/calf and dairy
itectietnthey `'In beef cattle, the"re`s�beee'n,Aa, ;favorable Calf business,: ,: " rl a s uicker in_ corrBn-
:.iriw+ .. ' ° ^•.,�°' : ection1ithe bid + trend the last 10 yearsioward`6Q day ciilving ed. operations lite dairy where producers are
nit' and'` seasr ins and processing all cafes at the end : more ,able' to see problems' after knife and
e ,i « ! �i e+� , o� +a of the a�lving season: In some'a-r'eas, that's ':Burdizzo castration. And early weaned dairy
ere will. e traditional branding time for When herds go-' ' calves, are more susceptible to stress and
is to summer pasture."infections.
.. Less Stress'' : "But 1 think well managed cow outfits will
ell k y, `ti axu g*v e . At that time. Harris recommends routine ,use 'Chem -Cast, to complement a good
essjnf cos' t ion to ►,our neOneena40.`gelp eel! .: immtmirations, •'castration, . and if , health program. it will further reduce risk of
arm calf'perf9rmance �, • necessary•:;;dehoi ding.` 'At this: young age, emu**loss.'�If you've ever lost one calf, or
U�nless:you have an established mar'keefor.. ' calves are easier:to handle with 'less strike" „tad 'some 'poor doers', because of a post
u11. beef.,castrate early ' `The younger an 'lou and them "If. , you don't have .to castration pro blem, you could have paid for a
ett r, reg d� ass , :Of ;the method:. used: ' dehorn ; ..calves .castrated chemically :shoujld- lit of 'Chem -Cast, "' ;
HarrxaJ
services
on .the Cal
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mi4f I
hour
Painless ri dOt
tes, tesle
vessels and spermatic cords
Withi twwo weeks, y 1hie enlarge hent
subsides and the sue' gjitis to� reabsorb.
and treduee in5,size4Kithit 6Q 4atys:, nearly
the tissue tis reabsorbed, *Levi* only tiyn,
hard modes
fit the cod Eventually, those •
;also will;•be Yreabs°orbed, •
"Except for. the absence',of any$scar,.the
ariimal�apaars surgically castrated;" Harris
says v .
Compaq ► research and technical people
emphasize that theevv procedure does not
cut .or crush tissue .and~avoids the resultant
stress .and Seer. tiara common to other
methods. of cast atiorl
"There's,! eeh.no etimpletely-safe method
of castratiiittil°naw," Harris, says. "It's
been 'Do It ,how -•
"Any time your matte nneopeui ound, as.
you would with, surgical .cos .tion, there's
stress, bleeding and a chance for infection
from , flies or other carriers."
With Burdizzo, or"Clamping" method,
Harris says,, "Calves have trauma, bruising
and swelling. They may develop a secondary
infection. , Or, you can easily miss the
(spermatic) cords,andstill have a bull,"
Use of bands to_cut.scrotum circulation is
the worstmethod of castration, Harris says.
"Bands cause an openwound for days that
can't heal."
Ag Boardprotects
beefprodiicers
Two individuals have been appointed and
nine re -appointed to the Live Stock; Financial
Protection Board, . Ontario Agriculture and
Food Minister Dennis Timbrell has announc-
ed. .
The two new members are Dr: Joseph
Foote of Scarborouglt-.anil Allan Barbour of
Brampton, representing ,the Toronto Live-
stock Exchange. Fadi will serve one year
terms.
Re -appointed for three .year terms ,:are
Ronald Deeth Of Port Perrry,, Ben Beaverton
of
Belleville, George McLaughlin of Beaverton
and John McMurchy of Toronto.' McLaugh-
lin will serve as the board's chairman and
McMurchy, the representative .of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Food, will be
ice -chairman.
Board members re -appointed for twoyear
errns are Murray Carruthers ' of Mount
rydges; Alvin Hall of ;S ndridge;. Harry
town of Kitchener, representing the
anadian Meat Council; Robert Chapple of
hatham, representing the •OntarioCattle-
en's Association and Cart; Hickson of '
idsay,repreeenting the .province's cone;
unity steles' operaors.
.
Under tthe Ontario Beef 'owe. Financial .
rote`an Program, the proviircce's beef
rodjcers are protected as long as they deal
ith lice sed'buyers. A fee of 20 cents per
"
ead is charged all parties to a sale,.forming
fund agautst which Claims can be made in
ase t1' wpaynlent default.
The u 11 member fir* Stock Fiinaneia l
'rotectibti Board is respoirkible =for collection
f those fees, 'adi iiiister a fu nd'} and
Pero' g' Stay c iii f 'a1� Vit•
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