When you get a male calf there are a few decisions you need to make, but there is one you need to make quickly. That is if, when, and how you want to castrate your calf. The methods of castration are Burdizzo, rubber banding, and surgically removing. The rubber band method is simply putting a tight rubber band around the base of the scrotum. It will cut the blood supply off and the testicles will eventually shrivel up and fall off. This method is used when the calf is very young and is virtually painless and is the best method of castration. If you wait to long to do the rubber band method you have to decide on either the Burdizzo method or the surgical method. If a calf is more than a couple months old it is to late to do the rubber band method.
The Burdizzo method is a non surgical method. A Burdizzo is a castration device which employs a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. Once the blood supply to the testicles is lost, the testicles shrink, soften, and eventually deteriorate completely. There can be complications from the Burdizzo if you do not do it correctly. Most people use the surgical method when castrating because it is the most common to people. The surgical method is simply cutting the testicles off surgically.
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