Lamb tailing can not only prevent their tail flicking, but also increase the subcutaneous fat and intermuscular fat content and improve the quality of lamb. Lamb breaking time is suitable for 1 to 2 weeks after birth. The tail-closure can be performed at the same time as the castration. The tail-breaking methods are as follows:
1. Ligation. Use a rubber band with better elasticity and place it between the third and fourth vertebrae of the lamb and tighten it tightly to cut off the blood circulation. The tail will fall off in about 10 days.
2. Fast knife method. First tighten the tail with a string to cut off the blood circulation. Then use a sharp knife to cut off from the tail at 4 to 5 cm. Wounds are wrapped with gauze and cotton to prevent infection or frostbite. In the afternoon, the tail's string was untied to allow blood to circulate. Generally, after 7 to 10 days, the wound will heal.
3. Heat break method. The thermal breakage method can be done with a break-off shovel or a tail-clamping pliers. When the tail is cut off with a broken tail shovel, two 20 cm square boards must be prepared first. Underneath a piece of wood, dig a half-moon-shaped notch. Both sides of the board are nailed with iron sheet, and the other one is pinned with iron sheet only on both sides. In operation, one person fixes the sheep, holds the lamb's limbs with both hands, sticks the back of the lamb to the chest of the fixed person, and allows the lamb to sit on the plank. The operator used a board with a crescent-shaped notch and pressed the tail tightly between the third and fourth tails of the tail. Use a hot tail-squeeze scoop to apply a little pressure on the wooden block. The speed of cutting should not be too swift. If there is bleeding, you can use hot scalding and then scald. Then sterilize with iodine.
The method of using tail-cutting pliers is basically the same as that of the tail-shearing shovel. Firstly, the anus, genitals, or testicles of the lamb are blocked with a wooden board with a small hole so that the abdomen faces up and the tail extends through the hole of the broken-off plate, using a red-hot broken hole. Tail forceps clamped at the tail, gently squeezed and cut off. (Source: Gansu Peasant News / Zhang Lifeng)
1. Ligation. Use a rubber band with better elasticity and place it between the third and fourth vertebrae of the lamb and tighten it tightly to cut off the blood circulation. The tail will fall off in about 10 days.
2. Fast knife method. First tighten the tail with a string to cut off the blood circulation. Then use a sharp knife to cut off from the tail at 4 to 5 cm. Wounds are wrapped with gauze and cotton to prevent infection or frostbite. In the afternoon, the tail's string was untied to allow blood to circulate. Generally, after 7 to 10 days, the wound will heal.
3. Heat break method. The thermal breakage method can be done with a break-off shovel or a tail-clamping pliers. When the tail is cut off with a broken tail shovel, two 20 cm square boards must be prepared first. Underneath a piece of wood, dig a half-moon-shaped notch. Both sides of the board are nailed with iron sheet, and the other one is pinned with iron sheet only on both sides. In operation, one person fixes the sheep, holds the lamb's limbs with both hands, sticks the back of the lamb to the chest of the fixed person, and allows the lamb to sit on the plank. The operator used a board with a crescent-shaped notch and pressed the tail tightly between the third and fourth tails of the tail. Use a hot tail-squeeze scoop to apply a little pressure on the wooden block. The speed of cutting should not be too swift. If there is bleeding, you can use hot scalding and then scald. Then sterilize with iodine.
The method of using tail-cutting pliers is basically the same as that of the tail-shearing shovel. Firstly, the anus, genitals, or testicles of the lamb are blocked with a wooden board with a small hole so that the abdomen faces up and the tail extends through the hole of the broken-off plate, using a red-hot broken hole. Tail forceps clamped at the tail, gently squeezed and cut off. (Source: Gansu Peasant News / Zhang Lifeng)
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