
%0 Journal Article
%A Winks, L 
%A Holmes, AE 
%A O'Rourke, PK 
%T Effect of dehorning and tipping on liveweight gain of mature Brahman crossbred steers
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1977/02/01
%V 17
%N 84
%P 16-19
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9770016
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9770016 
%X The effects of dehorning and heavy tipping on the liveweight gains of mature Brahman crossbred steers in north Queensland were measured in two experiments. Both operations caused significant (P<0.01) depressions in liveweight gains in the month following the operations. Five months after the operations, dehorned steers had gained 10.2 kg (P<0.05) and 13.6 kg (P<0.01) less than horned steers in experiments 1 and 2 respectively. During this period tipped steers gained less (8.6 kg) (P<0.05) than horned steers in experiment 1 only. The significance of this depression in relation to level of bruising trim is discussed. 
