Burdizzo Emasculatome

Bloodless castration device for bull calves that crushes spermatic cord through the scrotum; clamped and held for 1.5-2 min.

Lacks long term effectiveness

Elastrator and Rubber Rings

Bloodless castration device for newborn calves, lambs, and kids

Size is a limiting factor

Also used for tail docking

White Emasculator

Crushing side toward patient

Surgical instrument for castrating colts/stallions

Cuts and clamps spermatic cord

Newberry Knife

Incises the scrotum of a bull calf to perform a surgical castration

Barnes Dehorner

aka Scoop Dehorner, various sizes, hemorrhage likely depending on size of animal

Electric Dehorner

Burns the horn bud or base killing the tissue

Used on newborns or young juveniles in the cattle, goat, and sheep industry

Guillotine Dehorner

For big horns, very invasive

Scissor Dehorner

For bigger horns, very invasive

Tube Dehorner

Small device for surgical removal of small horns

Dehorning Paste

Caustic paste on horn buds, not always effective

Electric Tail Docker

Cuts and cauterizes at the same time

Used primarily on sheep

Hoof Pick

Used to remove gross dirt/debris/manure, etc from the bottom of the hoof

Balling Gun

For administering a bolus to cattle

Hoof Knife

L or R handed, used to pare away sole or frog material

Bayer Wedge

Placed between the cheek teeth on one side of the horse's mouth to hold open for exam, dental, etc.

Brucellosis Tattoo Pliers

Orange metal tags and special bangs tattoo placed in R ear of Brucellosis Vaccinated animals.

Buhner Needle

Used to place a "pseudo purse string" around the vulva of a cow to keep a prolapsed vagina or uterus in

California Mastitis Test

Used for a quick cowside mastitis test to detect subclinical mastitis

Calf Head Snare

Used to snare the head of a calf safely

Loop goes behind poll, "v" in mouth

Calf Jack/Fetal Extractor

Attaches to cow to pull calf in cases of dystocia

Calf Weaners

Prevents calf from successfully nursing

Cattle Trochar

Last ditch effor to decompress a bloated bovine

Stick it in rumen HIGH on L side

Chain Loop Twitch

Goes on horses nose and is twisted to restrain horse during procedures

Chain Shank Lead

Shank can go over nose, around the nose band, under the lip, or in the mouth for additional restraint on horses

Clinch Cutter

Used to cut the bent over part of the tip of the nail (the clinch)

Dosing Syringe

To administer liquid meds to food animals

Ear Notcher

Notches ears (esp. pigs) for ID

Ear Tagger & Tags

Different types for floppy plastic and metal ID tags

Equine Dental Floats

Manual ones are rather outdated, most use power floats

Esophogeal Feeder

Foolproof way of getting something (colostum, milk, etc) down the throat of a newborn calf or foal; the blue bulb makes it go down the esophagus

Equine ET Tube

Same as small animal, just larger

Ewe Bearing Retainer

Holds in the replaced prolapsed vagina

Tie to fleece or suture to skin

Must remove before parturition!

Fetotome

Used to remove a dead, rotten, swollen calf from a cow in pieces per vagina

Large Animal Rubber IV Set

Reusable for administration of fluids typically in the treatment of milk fever or grass tetany

Raise higher to speed up, lower to slow down rate of infusion

Frick Speculum

Provides guarded access for stomach tube or bolus to be passed through the oral cavity of cattle

Harp Speculum

Allows for guarded passage of stomach tube or cursory exam of the oral cavity in swine or small ruminants

Hobbles

Placed on rear feet as kick deterrent, can be used on all fours in recumbant cattle and horses for to control of limbs

Hog Tongs

Pinch the back of the neck halfway between the ears and the shoulder

Used for short-term restraint on full-sized pigs

Hoof Nippers

Used to trim hoof wall material

Precise instrument

Hoof Rasp

File to shave and shape hoof wall

Hoof Tester

Device used to squeeze the foot in various manners to pinpoint the location of a lameness in a horse's foot

Hot Shot

Used only when absolutely necessary to get animal up or moving

Humane Twitch

Iowa Hog Snare

Loop into mouth and tighten around the maxilla at the commissure of the lips

J-Lube

Dash of powder in warm water = instant lube :)

Kow Kant Kick

Device place around the caudal abdomen just in front of the tuber coxae

Lamb Puller

To snare head safely; loop behind poll, "v" in mouth

McPherson Speculum

For equine dentals

Nail Puller

Pulls individual nails from shoe on a horse

OB Chains

For extremities and potentially the head of the fetus for forced fetal extraction in cows or mares

OB Handles

Easier to pull chains

OB Wire

Used w/ the fetotome, also cosmetic dehorning, cutting bone, splitting teeth, etc

Reticulum Magnets

For prevention or treatment of hardware disease in dairy cattle

Schoupe Speculum

Placed between cheek teeth on one side of the horse's mouth to hold the mouth open for oral exam, floating, etc

Scrotal Circumference Tape

Something every girl should carry with her on a first date!

Part of a breeding soundness exam

Measures in cm.

Shoe Puller

Used to pull shoes w/ nails in place AFTER the clinches have been removed

Show Stick

Has a spur on to touch the show steer/heifer's foot to move it into a better position

Sorting Paddle

Bigger extenstion of the hand, provides audible stimulus as well (rattles)

Sorting Stick

Used as an extension of the hand

Stomach or Drench Pump

Administers large amounts of liquid medication through a stomach tube

Stomach Tube

Needs to be soft and pliable with no sharp edges

Sweat Scraper

Squigee horses dry after a bath

Swine Sorting Panel

Pin it to the ground to move/crowd pigs

Tattoo Ink

For Brucellosis tattoos

Tooth Nippers

Used to clip the needle teeth on newborn pigs

Umbilical Tape

Used for "pseudo purse string" in Buhner stitch

Wax Paint Sticks

For temporary ID of animals