THE FEEDING AND CARE OF BULLS 



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the larger the herd is, the more objectionable is the prac- 

 tice. It should be avoided for the following reasons: 

 (i) The time of service may not always be known, hence 

 it may not be possible to keep exact records of the same. 

 (2) The energies of the male are needlessly drawn upon 

 when the females are in heat in the excess of the service 

 given. (3) There is at all times a positive element of 



IMPORTED GUERNSEY BULL, GOLDEN KNIGHT, 3405 

 (By courtesy of the owner, Edward S. Clark, Cooperstown, N. Y.) 



hazard, as the assurance of immunity from attack on the 

 part of the male is seldom if ever present. Loss of life 

 to the attendant and to others has frequently resulted 

 from the practice. Dehorning so far lessens the hazard, 

 but it does not entirely remove it. Under range con- 

 ditions it is necessary that the males shall run at large 

 with the females during the mating season, as no other 



