Dr. Melissa Moggy, Alberta Farm Animal Care
The decision to
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Dr. Melissa Moggy, Alberta Farm Animal Care
The decision to
K.Schwartzkopf-Genswein, D. Melendez, E. Janzen, E.Pajor and S. Marti
Producers typically castrate their bull calves anywhere between 1 week and 5 months of age and less commonly between 6 to 9 months of age with the exception of bulls destined for breeding. The most common methods used are band castration that restricts blood flow to the testicles and knife castration that involves immediate removal of the testicles by cutting. (more…)