Buckaroos Brand Cattle

	牛仔

烙铁在牛只身上的一边留下印记
　

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牛仔烙印牛只的工作

牛只烙印包括了wattle (即从牛只的颈子上剪下一小块皮肤)、在耳朵上做记号以利将来辨识用，及打预防针以避免染上特定疾病。在96牧场，烙印工作能够是连续三天，每天烙印约200只牛的任务；有时候，须将牛只先行去角，以避免他们身处狭窄空间时不慎戳伤彼此。牧场会保留一些小公牛以作为交配用，而其他的公牛则必须加以阉割，因为阉牛肉的质量好过于未阉割的牛只；牧场主人也会在烙印时，针对生病的牛只进行医药治疗。

Branding calves includes giving them a wattle (cutting a piece of skin around the neck), an earmark for identification purposes, and an injection to help ward off certain diseases. At the 96 Ranch, branding can be a three-day task with about 200 calves branded per day. Sometimes cows are dehorned so that they are less likely to get injured in crowded spaces. Some male calves are kept for breeding purposes (bulls), while others are neutered because steers produce better beef than bulls. Branding also gives ranchers the opportunity to give medical treatment to any cow that needs it.

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CREDIT: Fleischhauer, Carl, photographer. "Branding Iron [35mm slide]." Date Recorded 79/10. Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982, Library of Congress.
AUDIO CREDIT: Fleischhauer, Carl and William A. Wilson, interviewers; Stewart, Leslie J., narrator. "The Division of Labor at Branding." Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982, Library of Congress.