At that time, it was still in the production team, and there was no fixed production quotas. The cattle in the production team are all fed and managed by the breeder.
Strong young bulls have to go through the process of hammering.
I've never seen a bull beaten by a hammer, but I've only seen a beaten cow need special care for a while.
A hammered cow has a red cloth tied to its tail. Now that I think about it, it should mean to wish the cow a smooth recovery.
At that time, I just heard adults say that the hammer is to break the egg-shaped hammer of cattle, so that the hammered cattle will have more strength in farming in the future.
At that time, it was also heard that the cattle would continue to walk after the recovery period. If it stops walking, it is said that the blood of the cow is easy to coagulate, which is not good for the cow.
At that time, I looked at the hammered cow. It looked slow, weak and listless, like a serious illness. Completely lost the image of "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers" in the past.
In the past, children were afraid to lead a fierce bull. The tempered bull has lost its old "bad temper" and become much more "docile". With the permission of adults, you can sneak with it. Once I passed a beaten cow, and I felt quite proud.
When I grow up, I gradually know that the mallet is actually a rude "sterilization operation." The testicles of cattle were crushed by mallet, losing the function of secreting androgen and producing sperm. The rest is only eating grass and working, and there is no other idea. Seeing a cow, I naturally have no idea. This is actually a very cruel practice of human beings!
Later, the country implemented family planning, and a couple only had one child. Those who violate the family planning policy and give birth to a second child illegally will not only be fined according to the policy requirements, but also one of the husband and wife will be forced to "ligate" for sterilization. After the man was ligated, he walked slowly and dared not walk quickly during his recovery period. People often joke that they have been "hammered"
Now that the second child is released, a large number of male compatriots will be free from "a final decision." Although it is a national need, it is also a social progress.
Similarly, Niu Gengdi uses it less and less now. With the continuous progress of science and technology and society, I feel that there should be no cruel sterilization of bulls with mallets. Nowadays, it is even harder for children to see such a thing as hammering cows.