vet science livestock equipment

artificial insemination rod

Automatic Syringe Revolver

balling gun

tool used to administer pills, boluses, or magnets to livestock

Bands (castration or docking)

used to remove testicles or tails

Dehorner - Barnes

dehorning calves 3-4 months old

Dehorner - Electric

for dehorning up to 2 months old; no blood loss

Dehorner - Scoop or Tube

Equipments

drench gun

Device used to administer medicine orally.

Ear Notcher

Used to notch the ears if sheep and swine

Ear Tags

The most common sheep identification system is:

Ear Tag Pliers

to apply ear tags

Elastrator

bloodless castration device using small elastic bands

Emasculatome (Burdizzo)

Hog Snare

A pole with a loop of cable at the end that can be tightened over a pig's snout

Obstetrical chain and handle

to assist with the delivery of a calf

Paste Gun

used to give oral medication

Pig tooth nippers

single-handed, scissor type tool used to nip off the needle, teeth or baby pigs

Rumen Magnet

put in reticulum "hardware stomach" collects metal

Tattoo Pliers

identification tool

Weight Tape

the use of a measurement tape around the girth of an animal that gives an estimate of its body mass

Sheep Shears

Fitting and showing

chute

Mechanical device that is used to restrain cattle

twitch

halter

a rope or strap with a noose or headstall placed around the head of a horse or other animal, used for leading or tethering it.

muzzle