Castration and grooming of Swine Objectives Identify safety

Castration and grooming of Swine.

Objectives ® Identify safety rules involved in castration. ® Discover the proper techniques involved in castration and how to properly accomplish this task. ® Acknowledge the appropriate way in clipping of a swine. ® Accomplish these tasks with a 100% accuracy.

The first step, which will take ` place, is that of safety with the razor blade, and that of needles and other materials used. 2. After safety has been discussed the next step in which should take place is that of cleaning the animal thoroughly. 3. 3 rd step in which should take place is that of 3 or 4 people to hold the legs, tail and spread them apart. 4. 4 th step is to wash the area with alcohol in which the testicales have descended to. 1.

5. 5 th step One should take a razor blade and rinse it with alcohol. Then take the razor blade and make your initial cuts to reveal the testicular organs. 6. The 6 th step is to then pull the testicales from the body to the full length of the vas deference. Then gently cut the vas deference and dispose of the organs. 7. Your 7 th step will be to administer antibiotics to the swine in the proportion of 10 cc of combiotic, and 3 -5 cc of tentius toxiode. (You will later administer 10 cc of combiotic or three days or as needed) 8. In your finial step you need to either sew the cut till closed or spray with furox or cover with sab to prevent infection.

Clipping and grooming

The next process in which most feel is a necessity if you plan to show swine is that of grooming and clipping of their hair coat. The first step in which should be accomplished is to thoroughly cleans the animal with soap. Next the animal should be properly noosed around the nose to prevent the individual from moving around. For the third step we will need to to plug in and oil the clippers. For easier cutting.

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