£7.91
Description
Rubber rings for castration and tailing of lambs
The Lamb Castration rings are made from natural latex, and allow you to dock the lamb’s tail. Docking improves the health and welfare of sheep and lambs, preventing faecal matter from accumulating on the tail and hindquarters of the animal. Apply a rubber ring to the tail using the elastrator tool, the bands will then cut off the blood supply to the tail, causing the tail to fall off in 7 to 10 days.
Castration using a rubber ring or other device to constrict the flow of blood to the scrotum on animals aged not more than seven days. When any other method is used, an anaesthetic must be administered where the animal is aged three months or over.
Tail docking using a rubber ring or other device to constrict the flow of blood to the tail on animals aged not more than seven days. When any other method is used an anaesthetic must be administered. In all cases, enough of the tail must be retained to cover the vulva of a female animal or the anus of a male animal
