A lot of research has been conducted in Europe about the best time and method to castrate a ram lamb. There are laws there that require a lamb be castrated :
rubber band within the first two days after birth. knife with hin three months European reasearch shows that castrating with a knife is much more humane than using a rubber band. On my ranch, I have found that there are fewer losses if I castrate immediately after birth. =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
