Archive image from page 10 of Dehorning and castrating cattle (1918). Dehorning and castrating cattle dehorningcastrat9491farl Year: 1918 DEHORNING AND CASTRATING CATTLE. 9 Figure 6 shows the front view of the second type of chute. The drawing- shows one side made sloping. The advantage of this is tbat the bottom may be made narrower. This works better for smaller animals, and large animals are not so likely to get down. The dotted lines show the position of the head clamp when open. To hold the clamp closed, the lever is notched on the underside and works in a loop with a bolt or pin throug
Archive image from page 10 of Dehorning and castrating cattle (1918). Dehorning and castrating cattle dehorningcastrat9491farl Year: 1918 DEHORNING AND CASTRATING CATTLE. 9 Figure 6 shows the front view of the second type of chute. The drawing- shows one side made sloping. The advantage of this is tbat the bottom may be made narrower. This works better for smaller animals, and large animals are not so likely to get down. The dotted lines show the position of the head clamp when open. To hold the clamp closed, the lever is notched on the underside and works in a loop with a bolt or pin through it so that the notches will drop over it. A pin or bolt is inserted in the hole in the crossbar at the top to hold the other head-clamp bar. For small animals this clamp bar is left closed. This type of chute is easier to construct than the one' shown in figure 5, but will not permit the cattle to pass out through the front. Figures 7 and 8 show the sides of the chute, which may be used for either type. The gate is convenient for letting the animal out of the chute and may also be used to advantage in vaccinating. It may be placed on whichever side is most convenient, except that it can not be placed on the sloping side of the type shown in figure 6. After the animal is in the chute and the head clamp is closed, a bull ring should be placed in its nose, or a loop placed around the neck and a noose slipped on its nose; the head is then pulled around and the end of the rope fastened to the pin shown on the side of the front post. This forces the animal's head to one side, so that the outside horn will extend forward, which makes it convenient for sawing or clipping. After one horn is taken off the head can be forced to the other side by fastening the rope to the pin in the oppo- site post. CASTRATION OF CATTLE. Another type of dehorning chute with sloping side. The primary reason for castrating bull calves and making steers of them is that the quality of the flesh of steers
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