Castration
Name some management goals of castrating male livestock
What is reducing aggression, preventing breeding, or improving meat quality?
Main reason producers remove or prevent horn growth
What is safety for animals and handlers?
Health issue tail docking is intended to prevent in sheep
What is fly strike?
Injury teeth clipping is meant to prevent
What is injury to the sow or littermates?
Condition that typically requires lancing
What is an abscess?
Meat quality benefits associated with castration
What is improved tenderness or marbling?
Best age to dehorn to minimize stress
What is at a young age or before horn attachment?
Species where tail docking is most commonly performed
What are sheep?
Age piglets are typically teeth clipped
What is within the first few days after birth?
Primary goal of lancing an abscess
What is draining infection or relieving pressure?
Castration method that stops blood flow without cutting
What is banding?
Tool commonly used to cauterize horn buds
What is a hot iron dehorner?
Common tail docking method that restricts blood flow
What is banding?
Why teeth clipping is debated
What is pain and stress concerns?
Reason sanitation is critical during lancing
What is preventing spread of infection?
Why castration is recommended at a young age
What is reduced stress and faster healing?
Risk of dehorning older cattle
What is increased bleeding and longer recovery?
Reason some countries restrict or ban tail docking
What is animal welfare concerns?
Tool commonly used for teeth clipping
What are clippers or cutters?
Risk of improper lancing
What is worsening infection or delayed healing?
This castration method carries a higher risk of bleeding but allows immediate removal of testicular tissue.
What is surgical castration?
Management alternative to dehorning
What is breeding polled cattle?
Risk of docking tails too short
What is an infection or prolapse?
Long-term risk of improper teeth clipping in piglets
What is tooth damage or infection?
Whats it called when you clean the wound with running water
What is Hydrotherapy?