For over a decade, concerns have grown around the pain associated with traditional rubber ring castration and tail docking. Now there are practical, lower pain alternatives becoming available.
In this video, we demonstrate the use of Numnuts and ClipFitter in four week old lambs and speak with a local vet about whether castration is always necessary to give you practical insights to support informed, welfare-focused decisions.
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Vet Interview with Rachel Bragg of Edinburgh University
07:55 Numnuts demo with Dougal Deans
14:09 ClipFitter demo with Laurence Martin
Related Resources:
Technical Note TN679: Castration and Tail Docking of Lambs - https://www.fas.scot/downloads/tn679-castration-and-tail-docking-in-lambs/
Using Clips for Castration and Tails Video - https://youtu.be/r-kTRNTX84Y
Sustainable Sheep Systems Webinar - Tail Docking and Castration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mXXkPBlbGg
FAS TV - Lamb Castration and Cattle Outwintering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDTw9x1Qsww
FAS TV - Tail Docking and Castration in Lambs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DncsIhxzyx4
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