Gases for livestock farming

Gas supply for branding cattle

Livestock farming is known for being a sector that strives to guarantee the best animal quality. Farmers brand their livestock, such as cows, bulls, and horses, to distinguish them between properties. This is done particularly when it concerns purebred animals and farmers want to link the quality of the cattle to their brand.

OXIGEN salud supplies gas for the livestock farming market. It is an easy procedure done with liquid nitrogen:

• The branding area is shaved.
• The copper branding irons are submerged in a pit with liquid nitrogen.
• The iron is pressed on the shaved area of the animal.
• The result is an identifying brand.

Using liquid nitrogen destroys the pigments in the branded area and makes the brand white. Thus, hair grows back, colourless, and the brand does not vanish. Branding by freezing destroys the pigments of the cells selectively and does not damage the hair follicle.