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what age is too old to squeeze bull calves

  • 18-09-2014 10:39PM
    #1
    ltec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭


    To what age of a calf will the vet still squeeze them


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  • #2
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    ltec wrote: »
    To what age of a calf will the vet still squeeze them

    legally you have to have a vet present to squeeze a bull calf over six months of age.


    vet may choose to band him or depending on vet can squeeze away 12-14 months as they can administer local anaesethic and anti inflammatories... if very large bull he may "cut him clean"


  • #3
    ltec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭ltec


    Last year I had a bull squeezed by the vet at 6 months months and he said he was too big but then he did squeeze him


  • #4
    billy100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭billy100


    Depends on weight of animal too


  • #5
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    billy100 wrote: »
    Depends on weight of animal too

    Nowadays the only thing that matters is the 6 mths of age mark. That's what the legislation goes on.

    Pre legislation I remember being under weanlings over 500kgs and probably 600kgs. But them days are gone.


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