Livestock management Practices
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Livestock Practices Castration Dehorning Vaccination Identification Docking Teeth Clipping Debeaking Shearing
Castration Castration- removing the testes to prevent unwanted breeding, leads to better meat, and results in less fighting and aggressive behavior among males Animals that are castrated: Cattle Sheep Goats Swine Poultry
Dehorning Dehorning- to remove or prevent the growth of horns to protect humans and other animals from being injured Animals that are dehorned: Cattle Sheep Goats
Vaccination Vaccination- administering microorganisms to increase immunity to a particular disease Animals that are vaccinated: Cattle Sheep Goats Swine Poultry
Identification Identification- method used to label livestock for the purpose of individual recognition Examples: ear tag, tattoo, ear notch, brands, electronic id, neck chains, nose prints Animals that use Identification: Cattle Sheep Goats Swine Poultry
Docked Docking- Removal of a portion of the tail to prevent the anus from becoming dirty possibly resulting in disease Animals that are Docked: Sheep Swine
Teeth Clipping Teeth Clipping- clipping the needle teeth of piglets to prevent injuries to other pigs Animals that have their teeth clipped: Swine
Debeaking Debeaking- to remove the tip of the upper mandible to prevent cannibalism and fighting Animals that are debeaked: Poultry
Shearing Shearing- to cut or clip the hair or wool Animals that are sheared: Sheep Goats (Angora, Cashmere, long fur breeds)