Cattle
Dehorning and Castration
Pipestone Farm Supply lists dehorning and castration products for cattle work. For dehorning there are Barnes metal dehorners in 13 in and 17 in with straight or curved handles, the Portasol model 3 butane dehorner with 15 mm and 18.5 mm dehorning tips, and Kerbl 110 mL replacement gas cartridges for Kerbl's gas-operated dehorner. For banding, the Wadsworth Tri-bander and XL-bander come with matching rings in 25- and 50-packs, and APE bull rings are listed in 2 1/2 x 5/16, 3 x 5/16 and 3 x 3/8 in. Dehorning and castration are covered by the Beef Cattle Code of Practice, which sets out requirements for pain control: plan the procedure with your veterinarian, and see our syringes and needles page for the supplies that go with it. For castration timing and the banding, Burdizzo and surgical methods as the Beef Cattle Research Council describes them, see our guide Calf Castration: Bands, Burdizzo or Knife? What the BCRC and the Beef Code Say. For disbudding with paste or a hot iron, or dehorning with a Barnes scoop, see Dehorning Calves: Paste, Hot Iron or Barnes Dehorner? Pick up in Millet or ship Canada-wide.
Brands in this category
Wadsworth (5) · Barnes (4) · APE (3) · Portasol (3) · Kerbl (2)
- Read the guide: Dehorning Calves: Paste, Hot Iron or Barnes Dehorner?
When to disbud or dehorn calves, and how paste, hot-iron and Barnes scoop dehorners fit, in the Beef Cattle Research Council's words, with the Code rule.
- Read the guide: Calf Castration: Bands, Burdizzo or Knife? What the BCRC and the Beef Code Say
When to castrate calves, how banding, Burdizzo and surgical castration differ, and the Code of Practice pain-control rule, quoted from the BCRC.
- Read the guide: What Does DIN Mean on a Veterinary Product? Health Canada's Definition
Health Canada's definition of a Drug Identification Number (DIN), what the Drug Product Database statuses mean, and the veterinary products we list with their DIN cited.
- Read the guide: Heated Water Buckets and Stock Tank De-Icers: Keeping Livestock Water Open Through an Alberta Winter
How to match a K&H stock tank de-icer, bucket heater, heated base or heated bowl to the horses, cattle, poultry, dogs and barn cats you keep — and set it up safely.