Stockmans Practice Info Equipment Balling Gun Used to

Stockman’s Practice Info Equipment

Balling Gun • Used to give pills to TREAT a disease

Implant Gun - Compudose TM • Used put growth implant under the skin on the outside of the ear.

Implant Gun - Ralgro TM • Used put growth implant under the skin on the outside of the ear.

Emasculatome • Used to castrate animals • Used to dock tails

Elastrator • Used to castrate animals • Used to dock tails • Rubber band cuts off circulation • Not fast - takes awhile to work

All-n-One Tool • Used to castrate animals • Used to dock tails • Used to ear notch

Hand Shears • Used to trim wool – sheep – llamas

Ear Tag Applicator • Used to put tag in an animals ear. • IDENTIFICATION – not permanent

Emaculator • Used castrate or dock

Tattoo Pliers • Used to give tattoo • IDENTIFICATION – permanent

Obstetrical Chains & Handle • Used to aid in birthing calves

Cattle Magnet • Given to cattle to PREVENT disease • Attracts metal which the animal may have ingested. • Prevents metal from puncturing organs

Barnes Dehorner • Used to remove horns • Also called “Scoop dehorner”

Needle Teeth Nippers • Used to remove needle teeth on baby pigs • Used to PREVENT them from injuring mothers teats and each other

Oral Feeder • Used to give fluids or colostrum to baby calves • Used to TREAT calves with electrolytes for scours

Scotch Comb • Used to groom cattle

Sweat Scrape • Used to groom cattle & horse • Removes water from the skin

Lamb Tube Feeder • Used to feed a weak lamb • Used to TREAT a sick lamb

Multi-dose Syringe • Used to give injections. • Fill up medication chamber and set dose level • Saves time because you do not have to refill syringe each time

Ewe Prolapse Retainer • Used to hold in a prolapse on a Ewe

Hoof Trimming Shears • Used to trim hooves in sheep & goats • “Foot Rot” shears

Hog AI Spirette • Used artificially inseminate hogs • Look for the “Spiral End”

Slapstick Tattoo • Used to tattoo animals body (hogs) • Used for PERMANENT identification

Marking Harness • Put on Rams during breeding season. • Chalk stick fits in harness. • Ram will mark ewes with colored chalk when they get bred

Drench Gun • Use to Give Oral Medication

Ear Notcher • Permanent Identification • Use in Hogs • Right Ear = Litter • Left Ear = Pig Number

Multi Dose Syringe • Use for giving vaccine/medication to large number of animals