Castrate properly to avoid stags. When these animals get into feedlots, they contribute to dark cutters. Ensure proper implanting techniques. Injection Site Lesions Causes Dull or dirty injection needles, too large a volume of medicine given in one injection site, and poor handling restraints during treatment. Inject calves in the neck.
Lesions stay in the prime cuts and show up in the tissues as adults.
Give all drugs subcutaneously in neck in label permits. Insect bites, urine damage, right worm, pour- on treatments and excess use of electric prods are other causes of hide damage. Branding is often required by lending institutes as a mechanism to take security on livestock loans. Management Tips Keep pens, alleys, loading and unloading areas, and transport trucks clean and dry. Use a small brand and brand properly.