Stockman’s Practice Info

Stockman’s Practice Info

Equipment

Balling Gun

• Used to give pills to TREAT a disease

Implant Gun - Compudose TM

• Used put growth implant under the skin on the outside of the ear.

Implant Gun - Ralgro TM

• Used put growth implant under the skin on the outside of the ear.

Emasculatome

• Used to castrate animals

• Used to dock tails

Elastrator

• Used to castrate animals

• Used to dock tails

• Rubber band cuts off circulation

• Not fast - takes awhile to work

All-n-One Tool

• Used to castrate animals

• Used to dock tails

• Used to ear notch

Hand Shears

• Used to trim wool– sheep– llamas

Ear Tag Applicator

• Used to put tag in an animals ear.

• IDENTIFICATION– not permanent

Ear Tag Applicator

• Used to put tag in an animals ear.

• IDENTIFICATION– not permanent

Emaculator

• Used castrate or dock

Tattoo Pliers

• Used to give tattoo

• IDENTIFICATION– permanent

Obstetrical Chains & Handle

• Used to aid in birthing calves

Cattle Magnet

• Given to cattle to PREVENT disease

• Attracts metal which the animal may have ingested.

• Prevents metal from puncturing organs

Barnes Dehorner

• Used to remove horns

• Also called “Scoop dehorner”

Needle Teeth Nippers

• Used to remove needle teeth on baby pigs

• Used to PREVENT them from injuring mothers teats and each other

Oral Feeder

• Used to give fluids or colostrum to baby calves

• Used to TREAT calves with electrolytes for scours

Scotch Comb

• Used to groom cattle

Sweat Scrape

• Used to groom cattle & horse• Removes water from the skin

Lamb Tube Feeder

• Used to feed a weak lamb

• Used to TREAT a sick lamb

Multi-dose Syringe

• Used to give injections.

• Fill up medication chamber and set dose level

• Saves time because you do not have to refill syringe each time

Ewe Prolapse Retainer

• Used to hold in a prolapse on a Ewe

Hoof Trimming Shears

• Used to trim hooves in sheep & goats

• “Foot Rot” shears

Hog AI Spirette

• Used artificially inseminate hogs

• Look for the “Spiral End”

Slapstick Tattoo

• Used to tattoo animals body (hogs)

• Used for PERMANENT identification

Marking Harness

• Put on Rams during breeding season.

• Chalk stick fits in harness.

• Ram will mark ewes with colored chalk when they get bred

Drench Gun

• Use to Give Oral Medication

Ear Notcher

• Permanent Identification

• Use in Hogs

• Right Ear = Litter• Left Ear = Pig Number

Multi Dose Syringe

• Use for giving vaccine/medication to large number of animals