Powered Tooth Grinder, Tail Clipper For Pigs

Powered tooth grinder, tail clipper for pigs HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 15-2-23 "It's much safer and less painful than using clippers," says Svend Aage Jensen, manufacturer of a new grinder that uses a high-speed rotating diamond stone to gently and safely grind needle teeth on newborn suck-ling pigs without damaging gum tissue. The battery-powered Pigmatic 110 tooth grinder has a high-speed, diamond-coated, round grinding head enclosed inside a slotted cylinder. You simply slip it over both of the pig's needle teeth and press gently. "It's less painful to the pig than clippers and eliminates problems with damaged gums and broken teeth," says Jensen. A fully charged battery provides about 45 minutes of operating time which is enough for about 100 pigs. The grindstone is replaceable. Sells for $400. Dumatic also introduced a new-style heated-knife tail clipper for docking tails. The Pigmatic 120 both cuts and cauterizes the tail, resulting in a clean cut without bleeding. Reduces the risk of tail biting and infection. The knife on instrument is heated to about 670 degrees by a cigarette-lighter butane-gas canister. Each refill provides 90 minutes of tail clipping. Sells for $200. Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Svend Aage Jensen, Director, Dumatic Ltd., 15 Selma Lagerlofsalle, DK-2860 Soborg, Denmark (ph 45 31 67 15 27; fax 45 31 67 15 27).

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