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Vaccinating Heifers & Palpating Cows 3 September 2008 page one of two |
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| The cattle are used to the routine of being worked and calmly sauntered along toward the cattle pens at dawn under Sean Sexton's direction. | The heifers have been six days in the pens eating only feed and hay. Today they will be vaccinated and sent back to the pastures. |
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| The surprise appearance of a curious cow looking through the gate revealed that part of the fence had failed and needed to be repaired. | Will Barker works the posthole digger while Rob Tripson looks on waiting for an opportunity to assist. |
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The fence and gates are strengthened with the addition of new boards. |
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Once the repairs are done, the cattle are rotated around the pens to get them into position to go down the chute in order. |
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| The veterinarian is at the pens today. For the heifers he has a shot to vaccinate them against brucellosis. Learn more about this infectious and contagious disease. Here he checks the ear tag number while his assistant injects the heifer in the shoulder. | The vet perforates the heifer's ear to make placing the vaccination tag easier. |
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| A plier-like instrument snaps the vaccination tag into the ear. | A close-up of the vaccination tag locked in place in the ear. |
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