HA!
Today, we bangs vaccinated our young heifer calves.
You may have heard of brucellosis... a bacteria that causes cattle to spontaneously abort their calves.
By law we have to vaccinate against this contagious disease. Whether or not there is an outbreak of brucellosis in cattle is a big factor in Wyoming cattle prices... our "brucellosis free" designation as a state is often fleeting.
The elk and bison in Yellowstone National Park are known carriers of brucellosis and the artificial feeding of them seems to concentrate the infection, which then may be spread to local herds by wandering wildlife. The designation then applies to the entire state, even though we may be hundreds of miles from the infected herd.
So the Good Doctor arrives...
vaccine and tattoo ink in hand...
and we proceed.
The Good Doctor is always good for a laugh.
My favorite of the day:
"I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me, than a pre-frontal lobotomy!"
I know.
I about choked on that one!
Here's a clue that the doctor in the pickup is a vet... not a physician... when the stethoscope hanging from the rear view comes with manure on the outside of the truck!
But my best pic of the day...
Finally...
I caught Brandon, NOT making google eyes or wrinkling his nose at me!
HA!
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January 4th, 2010 No entry.
January 4th, 2009 Bar Log
Don't you just love heifers. Usually pretty easy to work with. Love all that frozen white water. I want more.
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I read your posts regularly. Carol, you have a beautiful life, a beautiful ranch, and a beautiful son. Thank you for sharing.
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LeeAnn, thank you for such sweet sentiments!
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Great picture!
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ok, I give. What is 'bangs vaccinated' and how do you do it?? And do you do it every year? What are the tattoos for? (esp if you do it every year--do they get a new tat every year?)
Keep warm!!!
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Robin, I should have put the link in this year's entry to 2009's version... so to answer some questions... http://reddirtinmysoul.com/2009/01/11/bangs-oope.aspx !!!
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Your Brandon is a very handsome young man.
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I agree with Sheila, your boy is quite handsome, even when he is making faces. He has your eyes =)
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ohhh...if only i were 20 years younger! =o)
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Thanks very much... I'll take credit for half his DNA!
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Kinda looks like the pickups around here in SD.....except nobody would be foolish enough to drive a Toyota. The times....they are a-changin! haha Love readin about your life. The Ten Sleep area is one of my favorite places to visit. Keep up the good work!
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Greg, the doctor has received ribbing about that truck... but his other BIG truck is American made! Keep coming back for visits!
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Tell Brandon the chartreuse gloves are right in style right now! Ha!
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