
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Winks, L 
A1  - Holmes, AE 
A1  - O'Rourke, PK 
T1  - Effect of dehorning and tipping on liveweight gain of mature Brahman crossbred steers
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1977
VL  - 17
IS  - 84
SP  - 16
EP  - 19
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9770016 
N2  - 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. 
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