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Dehorning calves

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  • 31-03-2014 7:12pm
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    Fresh Pasture
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Could anyone tell me if there was something brought out to replace costic for dehorning calves when it was took off the market?


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    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Not that I know of. What would be the point of removing one product from the market, and then allowing something the very same to be sold?
    The move is towards restricting the range of medicines and remedies available without prescription. Lots of stuff POM now, compared to 20 years ago

    Still on sale North of the border.


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    kay 9
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    Ya can get the caustic gel. Forget the name of it. Will check later for ya if I think of it. Got it in the local pharmacy.


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    Fresh Pasture
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Fresh Pasture


    Did you find the costic gel any good?


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    Fresh Pasture
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Fresh Pasture


    Yeah well I found that costic was a lot less stressful on the calves than the gas thing Im using now. Was reducing the amount of products available without prescription simply the reason why they took it off the market?


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    kay 9
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    Fresh Pasture wrote: »
    Did you find the costic gel any good?

    Dunno yet lad. Usually burn them, first time trying this gel. Better be good stuff as I hate sawing them. Apparently one drop is sufficient on tip of bud. Sounds good anyway.


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    Farrell
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    kay 9 wrote: »
    Dunno yet lad. Usually burn them, first time trying this gel. Better be good stuff as I hate sawing them. Apparently one drop is sufficient on tip of bud. Sounds good anyway.

    We started using the paste here, undecided for now, thinking of going gas if it doesn't work


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