Quote from our local vet

[Faster horses]

"This country is going to hell in a handbasket. In New Jersey it is
illegal to castrate a calf."

I had called in for a cleaning shot to give the cow that had the
backwards calf and hadn't cleaned yet. He says there is no shot
for that anymore. They took it off the market. And then he said what
he thought about our country.

We have some lutalyse so guess we'll give that a try.

 

[Cedarcreek]

I didn't know they had taken Oxytocin off the market. Didn't use it very often but was nice to have.

 

[Steve]

In New Jersey it is illegal to castrate a calf."

oops,.. oh well it wouldn't be the first time I've broke a few laws... but that one might catch a few looks if I ever have to get a security clearance..

but it is still not really settled, the rule is sent back to be reviewed/rewritten..

all I can say is... really stupid liberals.. and thier really stupid causes...

"and that although there was sufficient evidence to permit a safe harbor exemption for castration, de-beaking, and toe-trimming, the regulations concerning those practices lacked objective standards of "knowledge" required to "minimize pain."

http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/cases/newjersey.html

but it might be the reason Gov. corzine tried to eliminate the NJ department of ag.. so the if the rule was sent back as it was, to be re-written. it would be sent to another department to be written by a "liberal" with no knowledge what-so-ever of farming.. or worse.

 

[cowman52]

Vet today said upjohn was sending out cautions on where lut is going. Some kid back east dropped some in his preg girlfriends coke to do what lut does. Real big stink going on