A34—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, July 26,1980 Cj Ask the VMD Leon Riegel If 700 have a question yon would like answered by the team from Valley Animal Hospital, send it to Ask the VMD, Box 366, Lititz, Pa. 17543. Questions will be kept anonymous on request Haphazard implant hazards A reader asks: I am planning to implant my steers this year. Please explain the best time and procedure for doing this. Are there any places in the ear to avoid or any other hazards? Dr. Trayer comments: The best time to implant your feeder cattle is when you are restraining them for the purpose of castrating, worming or dehorning. However, keep in mind that a stressed animal should not be implanted. Give stressed animals two to three weeks to recover from the trauma of shipping or weaning. There are many different types of implants available. In all instances, read the directions thoroughly and obey all written withdrawal requirements. Presently DES has been withdrawn from the market and probably will not be reintroduced. This product should not be used as an implant at the present time. The only implant that I commonly use on steers, bulls and heifers (only if not planned for breeding) is Ralgrow. The active ingredient is a natural hormone, zearolenone, which so far has not shown any problems m laboratory testing for carcinogenic effects. All unplants require a certain number of days of withdrawal, but cattle can be reimplanted if they will not be marketed within the specified amount of tune. Ralgrow has a withdrawal recommendation of ap proximately 65 days. I usually recommend that the cattle be reunplanted every 65 days until they are within 70 days of market, and then the implant is allowed to wear off. The desired effect of an implant is to increase the rate of gam or feed ef ficiency, depending on what product is implanted. No implant is of any value unless it is properly placed. Ralgrow recommends the back part of the ear be used, approximately one inch from the base of the ear in a place where the skin is very movable. Also, it should be located between blood vessels never injected directly into the vessel. Application requires a sharp, hollow-tubed needle that is attached to a plunger device This pushes the A SANDBLASTING | I & RESTORATION f i ,nc - I | Box 109 AA. R 0 1 | i Abbottstown, Pa 17301 p I 717-259-986* i I • Water Blasting I I • Chemical Cleaning | p • Brick & Stone § I Repointing & | I Waterproofing | pellet of implant iu under the skin. The most co. mistakes made whi plying an implant are —putting the capsi the cartilage. The a then is poorly at because there is oi limited vascular reaching it. —injecting into a where the hormone a* ft I I I I I I I I I m I L I —I place out of the sun and high under the skin in a movable you shou id lji ar"*"* 5 ssif * sst-j ,»—« (Sn should be If an implant is made by Follow their reco, fSSK* used during the implant ‘mistake’, your vetermanan mendations and e { ■ process. The ear should be should cut the implant out so planations rather ttangoj T9f*r* * scrubbed and cleaned with that if the animal is sold out and experimentmg Tim Trayer -Edgar Sheaffer alcohol - along with the before the withdrawal date, your own only to fmd the ei injection ‘gun’. This will help there is no chance of any results far from satisf, uaterial rapidly absorbed and does to reduce the chances of residue. tory. not give the desired duration transmitting diseases from ____ — —_ mmon effect. one animal to another and PHONE len an- -crushing the pellet when also helps prevent abcesses /11 SMAUiI/ (\\ 717-394-3047 .• it’s bemg injected or right at the injection site. / How quickly V V ..ipcoc iigi ;'ule mto after it’s in place which also Now you’re ready for the you Get Results A 01 cansule increases the absorption implant to be applied. The \ Prom Our I • ibsorbed rate. needle:js slid under theskin V cla ° sifieds » I / inly a -drawmg the pellet back Then the apparatus should —yip )] supply out along with the needle at be withdrawn about 1/8 inch which pomt it falls on the before pushing the plunger vessel ground. to deposit the pellet. ' Carefully withdraw the ' —using outdated material or products that were not needle and hold your finger ole to make sure Implants should be properly handled. If you ’’ig, an ;om tans, m- ;X -iing on md ;ac-
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