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CALLICRATE BANDERS – “ USA Solution now also champions African Challenges!! ” For Africa, livestock is its' riches… C A L L I C R AT E BA N D E R ™ / N O BU L L ™
money to live from, but they almost never look
National Herd, by doing castration on
Castration Equipment was developed in USA by
good, they always ght with one another doing
most of the male animals, bad genes are
Mr Mike Callicrate, originally for the feedlot
what bulls do….. Whereas the female animals
eliminated, because not all bulls are
industry - due to expensive labour- and
are kept for reproduction.
good for breeding.
veterinarian costs to castrate all these animals...
castrated is a big job, traditionally it needs to be
– To get them ·
Fact that lots of male animals are
He started off with – what they called - the Smart
done before a certain age, and you need good
castrated, ensure
Bander and it evolved into the Pro- and Wee
infrastructure and strong kraals, traditionally it
Health of herds due to less illnesses
Bander kits, that is widely used all over USA and
is a traumatic experience for the animal and,
transferred
Canada – and now are available in Southern
aer they got castrated they sometimes get
Africa.
infections, some of which resulting in death, the
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better National
You do not need sophisticated handling facilities to castrate or dehorn with
rest are taking forever to gain some wait again, In Africa we do things a little different, we have
meaning they can't be sold or slaughtered any
C A L L I C R AT E BA N D E R ™ / N O
built our own models of how the livestock
time soon.
BULL™ Castration Equipment etc.
industry work through centuries, we all know that, for an African man his cattle is his riches, a
By using CALLICRATE BANDER™/NO
token of wealth… With cattle we buy our wives,
BULL™ Castration Equipment it offers the
with cattle we pay our respects to the diseased,
following possibilities:
with cattle we have to trade and barter to give our
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Application is simple and quick and can
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No age restriction for animals to be
be done anywhere, anytime.. castrated or dehorned
When castrating an animal effectively
children education, and of course, eating meat is
and humane, they will be performing
ese Callicrate Bander™ Equipment has earned
what keeps us healthy and make us big and
and growing better in a communal
a reputation as the most humane way – and make
strong. e question is how can a USA castration
area, it is an ideal way to grow out
castration - simple, quick, effective and .. it is a
to ol help u s ? e ans we r l i e s i n he rd
steers in the communal herds.
bloodless and drug-free procedure. e same
Fatter, better quality animals are now
tools can also be used for de-horning as well as for
available for funerals, “labola” and or
prolapse adjustments for male animals.
composition. e African way is a communal
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way where all the animals graze on common
to trade.
ground, and that brings serious challenges to herd management, almost half the calves born
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To develop a Grass fed system in line with African Culture that could
every year are male, the grow up to become bulls,
e CALLICRATE WEE Bander™ Kit: ·
Ideal and effective, quick and simple
some good, some mediocre, and some, poor
ensure strong revenue stream,
way to castrate calves not much older
quality bulls. It is those bulls who have to do the
because a big fat grown-out steer /
than 2 weeks
job. ey have to pay the “Lobola,” they are slaughtered for funerals, they are traded to get
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oxen are easily sold to butchers.
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De-horn younger animals
To improve general quality of the
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Amputate tails of sheep
To use CALLICRATE BANDER™/NO BULL™ Castration Equipment, you do not need to be a quali ed veterinarian to castrate and de-horn animals or to adjust prolapses www.farmersreviewafrica.com
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