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Drench guns 101

Using drench guns correctly and maintaining them properly is key to ensuring your medications or other products reach their full effectiveness.
August 12, 2024
Aimee Robinson

Drench guns are indispensable tools on livestock operations when administering oral dewormers or liquid medications. As with other tools on a cattle operation, it is important to know how to use these appropriately and maintain them.


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Threading the needle: Single-use syringes vs. repeater syringes

The decision between single-use and repeater syringes depends on each operation’s risk of disease transmission and should always be reinforced by good vaccination protocols.
March 21, 2023
Tony Hawkins

When it comes to administering vaccinations, what’s best: a single-use syringe or a multidose tool, like a repeater syringe?


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Size matters: The impact of proper needle selection and management

Using the wrong length or diameter of needles can cause issues when treating or vaccinating calves. Best management practices can help avoid failed efficacy, potential harm to the animal and product loss through trimming or carcass condemnation.
March 13, 2023
Paige Pratt

Size especially matters when it comes to needle selection as you treat or vaccinate calves. Needles that are the incorrect length or diameter can cause serious issues.


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Ultrasound technology aids in advancing beef production

Ultrasound has been useful for many years as a tool in pregnancy diagnosis, fetal aging and sexing, and carcass evaluation. New uses are beneficial as well.
September 23, 2022
Heather Smith Thomas

Mostly known for its use in reproductive work – confirming pregnancy, looking at fetal gender, fetal age and ovaries – ultrasound technology has many uses in the beef industry.


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Banding a calf

Banding tools give producers options with castration

February 22, 2019
Virginia Reasor Jones
Castrating is an important component of many cattle producers’ operations. “Castrating is an element of most preconditioning programs.
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Equipment maintenance is critical for cattle health, performance

June 25, 2018
Mark Alley
Some say, “A carpenter’s house is never finished.” I’d say it’s a similar situation with cattlemen. Often, it’s their own facilities and equipment that are the last to be maintained or repaired.
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Changing needles promotes effective biosecurity

September 19, 2014
Doug Bear
The goal of a biosecurity plan on both beef and dairy farms is to protect animals from disease and maintain herd health to proudly produce a safe, wholesome and healthy beef product for our consumer’s plate.
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