Animal
Cattle
Cattle supplies for Alberta cow-calf and feedlot operations: ear tags and identification, dewormers and parasite control, syringes and needles, calving and OB supplies, bottles and drenchers, dehorning and castration tools, hoof care, magnets and boluses, halters and leads, weigh scales, and prods and sorting tools. Brands in this department include Z Tags, Cattle Boss, Tru-Test, Simcro, Y-Tex, Springer Magrath, Kerbl, Hot-Shot and Jolt. For approved tags versus management tags, see our guide Cattle Ear Tags in Canada: Approved Tags vs Visual Management Tags. For label doses and withdrawal times, see Bimectin Pour-On for Cattle: Dose, Withdrawal and Rain, from the Canadian Label; Safe-Guard for Cattle: Fenbendazole Dose, Withdrawal and the Canadian Label; and Cattle Lice Pour-Ons in Canada: Lice-Away, BackLine and Bimectin by Label. For winter water, see What Size Stock Tank Do You Need? Tank Sizes vs Daily Water Use. For needle sizes and injection sites, see Cattle Needle Size Chart: Gauge, Length, Syringes and Injection Sites.
Brands in this category
Z Tags (126) · Cattle Boss (90) · Tru-Test (29) · Simcro (25) · Y-Tex (16) · Springer Magrath (13) · Kerbl (12) · Hot-Shot - Miller (11) · Jolt (11) · Little Giant - Miller (9) · Wadsworth (8) · APE (5) · Duraprod - Miller (5) · Barnes (4) · Coburn (4) · HOT Shot (4) · Ideal (4) · IVS International (4) · Prodigy (4) · Sundown (4) · Bimeda (3) · Portasol (3) · Prima (3) · Tuff Stuff (3)
- Read the guide: Electric Cattle Prods in Canada: What the Beef Code Says
What the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle says about electric prods, and the paddles, prods, shafts and parts we list.
- 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.