useful slides on restaining of animals

1. Animal Restraining
Presented by Group 1
Roll No: 02
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2. Restraints of Animals
Restraint denotes restriction of animals,
activity by
verbal, physical or pharmacological means so
that
the animal is prevented from self injury or
injury
from others.
 Application of improper methods may cause
serious injuries.

3. Indications for Restraint
To administer oral, parenteral and topical
medicines.
To apply bandages.
To carry out clinical examinations. For minor and
major
surgical operations.
To perform physical examination including
ophthalmic.
To protect the handler directly in contact with the
animal.

4. Restraint of Cattle
Restraint of head
Manual control of head can be done by firmly
holding the nasal septum or around the lower
jaw
with one hand and horn or ear by the other
hand.
The halter may be used as an adjunct to a
head
catch to tie an animal’s head up and to the
side.

6. Tail Restraint
Tail restraint is necessary particularly during rectal
palpations and vaginal examinations including
artificial inseminations.
This can be achieved by holding the base of tail
With both hands and raising it upwardly without
causing any injury.

7. Ear Twitch
Here a loop is fastened around the base of horns
and
then the rope is taken the ear to form a half hitch.
The free end of rope is pulled to control the
animals.

8. Kicking Restraint
Many heifers or cows kick when they are
milked.
It may be mainly due to handling by an
unskilled
milker or may be of vicious nature.
Milking restraint
In milking restraint, a piece of rope of about one
meter length is used to tie the hocks by making a
loop like the figure ‘8’.

10. Casting of Cattle
This can be achieved by two methods viz.
Barley Method of Casting
Rope squeeze method of Casting

11. Barely method of Casting
A long rope of about 40-50 feet is doubled at
its
center and placed over the Withers of the
animals.
The two free ends are taken between the
forelegs
and crossed in sternum region.
Then the ends are placed over the back from
each
side and crossed.
The two ends are now passed through groin
region

13. Rope Squeeze method
A long rope of about 40 to 50 feet should be used
depending upon the size of the animal.
One end of rope is looped around the neck
and tied with a rigid knot that will not slip.
The free end is then taken around the chest to
form a
half hitch and one also around the flank.
The hitch must be well down on the side of the
body.
The free end of rope should be pulled steadily, the
animal falls to the ground, usually on the opposite
side
from the way the head is turned.

15. Restraint of Horse
Restraint techniques for horses require
judicious
judgments when to use and when not to use
them.

16. Indication for restraining
Horses
Injection of drugs and application of eye
medication
Repair of lacerations
Ear trimming
Body clipping & foot trimming
Shoeing and loading on a trailer.

17. Twitch
The traditional twitch consists of a handle
(usually
wood) that has a piece of chain or rope affixed
to
one end.
The twitch is applied to the horse by standing
off
to one side and grabbing onto the nose
between
thumb and index finger.

19. Halters
The halter is the basic restraint tool of horses
and
may be temporary or permanent types.
In temporary halter, a rope is tied with a
bowline
around the animal’s neck.
In permanent halter, a rope is placed over the
animal’s nose .
As the top of the nose is sensitive, a pull will
make
the horse to drop the nose and stop forward

21. Raising the Fore Limb
The foreleg can be raised manually or With the
help of a rope.
To lift up a foreleg, the handler stands by the
side
of the leg as close to the animal as possible
facing
towards the hind quarter of animal.

23. Raising Hind Limb
For manual lifting of limb is concerned the
operator should stand near the limb as
close
as possible with the face towards the rear
portion of animal.
The pastern is grasped and raised with the
hand and the limb is supported on medial
aspect of thigh of operator.

24. Raising Hind Limb