This past week the new calves were processed, it took a crew of 7 to be efficient, branding, 2 vaccinations (gave protection from 12 diseases), castration, ear tag, and this year a small blood sample was drawn for DNA testing. Of course we needed people to help the calf on to the table and somebody to keep records and label the samples. Certainly there was some pain for the calf, much like when people go to their physician, but by being efficient the calf was on the table for about 1 minute and within a few minutes they were running around the corral as if nothing had happened looking for their mother.
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