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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Group 1 castration of cattle and piglets, client info burdizzo Check calves four to six weeks later to be sure the testicles have shriveled. remember- The testicles swell initially and then degenerate and shrink in size., elastic band method side note Use elastic rings purchased within the last 12 months to avoid breakage and assure a tight fit, CASTRATION! signalment 4mnth old bull calf 120 kg, Pig CLOSED Inflammation/swelling, burdizzo instructions and pics links to castration methods, Pig OPEN Heamorrhage, Pull both testicles into the scrotum. A muscle attached to each testicle will be pulling against you 2. Place the rubber band on the elastrator. Hold the elastrator with the prongs facing up. Close the handles to open the band, premedications consists of penicllin streptomycin, calf CLOSED ELASTRATOR BAND, CASTRATION! post operative complications PIG, Place the rubber band on the elastrator. Hold the elastrator with the prongs facing up. Close the handles to open the band 3. With the calf standing and both testicles in the scrotum, stretch the ring open and slip the open band up over the scrotum. Release the band just above the top of the testicles (~0.5 cm), not at the base of the scrotum., Release the Burdizzo, move it to a new site 1 cm below your first site, and repeat steps to clamp. Choose a site below the first crush to minimize acute pain from a second crush ???? Repeat the procedure on the opposite side, CASTRATION! indications for castration Calves: 1-3 months Bull calves are the only cattle that are castrated (obviously, only ones with testicles) After castration, the calf is now referred to as a steer calf as apposed to a bull calf., EMASCULATOR Heamorrhage calves should be watched for heamorrhage for 24 hours, CASTRATION! post operative complications CALF, elastic band method instructions and pics links to castration methods, EMASCULATOR Concurrent immunisation for blackleg and malignant edema is reccomended, area with antiseptic tools must be clean use local blocks, Check to be sure both testicles are still in the tip of the scrotum and that the ring is placed properly . If not, cut the ring with scissors and start again 5. Remove the elastrator from under the band, Intra-Operative Protocol preferably 2-3days old or atleast by 1 month prior to weaning Bovine