When the cutting was done, we retired to the table for a tasty breakfast of scrambled eggs, hotcakes and Rocky Mountain oysters. The womenfolk in the household were not allowed to partake of these oysters because it was thought to enhance the male hormones.
The hog oysters just got thrown away. Wish I'd asked my Dad why.
The tool in my post generally just smashes the seminal vessels without the blood. Once in awhile, it will break the skin and you get minor bleeding. Even more rarely, the vessels will survive or recover from the initial crimping and the process has to be redone. Not a pleasant process, because the animal knows exactly what is going to happen. My dad preferred to do the cutting on younger calves (more sure, they heal faster) and use the tool on older calves since you were far less likely to need an encore as the seminal vessels are generally fully or nearly fully developed and will not recover even from a bad crimp. It goes without saying that you don't get Rocky Mountain Oysters by using the tool.
Why do I think that the womenfolk not being able to participate in the “oyster” part of the breakfast wasn’t met with debate?!!! “Oh.. you boys worked so hard... you can have ALL the Rocky Mountain Oysters that you want!” ((giggle, giggle))