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A preliminary trail involving use of an artery clamp and a drawing and description of the clamp are reported in Bulletin 507. This trial involved 42 horned heifers owned and fed by a cooperating feedlot operator. The heifers were individually weighed and placed on these experimental treatments: 1. Control - not dehorned 2. Dehorned using clamp; arteries pulled 3. Dehorned not using clamp; arteries pulled All heifers were placed in one large lot and fed the same ration for 30 days after being dehorned.
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1968, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station), 518, Beef, Artery clamp, Dehorning cattle, Feedlot
How to Cite: Drake, C. , Schalles, R. & Smith, C. (1968) “The value of an artery clamp to dehorn cattle”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2858