Teaser Bulls - "Ring 'em up"

A Modified Penopexy Procedure Utilizing a Bull Nose Ring

Authors

  • James G. Floyd, Jr. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
  • Allen M. Heath Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
  • Robert L. Carson Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
  • Julie A. Waldrop Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19995487

Keywords:

bull nose ring, lateral recumbency, chemical restraint, tilt table, penopexy

Abstract

Teaser bulls may be surgically created by penopexy in the ventral perineal region utilizing a 3 inch brass bull nose ring. The technique reported here is a modification of a similar method utilizing a bull ring developed by Dr. Bill Frazee, Coffeyville, KS and utilized in Kentucky by Drs. Jim Crouch, Glasgow, KY and Patty Scharko, University of Kentucky Extension Veterinarian, Lexington, KY. These practitioners place bulls in lateral recumbency, either in range situations with chemical restraint or on a tilt table.

Cover image of the 33rd Conference Proceedings: Herd of Holstein cattle grazing in a field. Large barn and silos in background. Yellow background.

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Published

1999-09-23

Issue

1999

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