id exam

ear notcher

make permanent identifying marks in the ears of pigs, goats, and sheep

identification-tag applicator

apply ear tags to cattle, sheep, and goats

manual tattoo outfit

identify an animal permanently by placing numbers or letters inside the ear, lip, or thigh

hot-iron branding irons

identify an animal permanently by placing numbers, letters, or designs on the animal’s shoulder or hip

electric branding iron

identify an animal permanently by placing numbers, letters, or designs on the animal’s shoulder or hip

freeze branding iron

identify an animal by permanently placing numbers, letters, or designs on the animal’s shoulder or hip

marking paint

mark an animal temporarily

rope halter

control an animal’s head while the animal is in a chute or white it is being led

cattle prod

make livestock move into chutes or alleyways

squeeze chute

secure a cow or bull in place while maintaining access to its head, feet, and rear

nose lead

control the head by applying pressure to the nasal septum

bull ring

to control the head of a bull by applying pressure to the nasal septum on a semipermanent basis

lariat with quick-release honda

capture an animal by the neck or feet

hip lift

assist a cow to stand; most commonly used in postparturient paresis, milk fever, generalized weakness, obturator paralysis caused by fracture repairs, and when a cow is down on wet cement

cow sling

get a cow back on its feet after surgery, injury, or illness

trocar and cannula

release from the rumen gases that cause bloating

magnet

collect and hold metal that has been ingested by a cow as it eats; can cause “hardware disease” if allowed to pass through the rumen

calf weaners

keep weaned calves and adults from nursing

horn gouge

remove horn buds or very small horns

barnes dehorner

remove small horns from calves, goats, and sheep

keystone dehorner

remove medium-sized to large horns

wire saw with handles

remove large horns

electric dehorner

remove horn buds by killing the cells that produce horns or to cauterize blood vessels after the horn has been removed by other methods

burdizzo emasculatome

perform a bloodless castration in a large animal

elastrator

perform a bloodless castration or tail dock on a large animal

white emasculator

perform castration on a large animal

newberry castrating knife

cut the scrotal sac for testicle exposure

all-in-one lamb castrator, docker, and ear marker

castrate, dock the tails, and notch the ears of lambs, kids, and piglets

obstetrical chains and handles

assist with the delivery of a calf

fetal extractor

assist with the delivery of a calf

calf snare

assist with the delivery of a calf

obstetrical wire guide

help guide the OB wire to the appropriate area for cutting

fetotomy knife

disarticulate a dead fetus so as to aid in its removal

fetatome

disarticulate a dead fetus so as to aid in its removal

krey obstetrical hook

hold onto the fetus while performing an embryotomy

umbilical tape with buhner needle

suture a large animal after abdominal surgery or to suture the vagina closed after a prolapse

vulva suture pins

retain a uterine or vaginal prolapse

freemartin probe

check for freemartin heifers and to determine whether a heifer that is a twin to a bull calf has a normal reproductive tract

ewe prolapse retainer

retain a vaginal prolapse

lambing instrument

help a lamb from the birth canal

long-handled hoof nippers

rough-cut long hooves of cattle and horses while the foot is on the ground

hoof knife

trim the frog and sole of an animal’s foot

swiss hoof knife

trim the sole’s of an animal’s foot

hoof tester

check through a hoof wall for abscesses or sore spots

hoof abscess knife

curette a small hoof abscess

hoof block

help a cow that has an injured hoof by protecting the injured hoof

pig tooth nipper

clip the wolf teeth of piglets

rectal prolapse rings

retain rectal prolapses

hoof trimmer for sheep and goats

trim excess hoof material

teat dilator

open the teat canal