Advantages of the Kimberly-Rupp Instrument in Spaying Heifers

Abstract

I started using the Kimberly-Rupp technique this year. I found it very advantageous in my practice which is small. Several reasons preparation time on these heifers where in many cases I don't have a squeeze chute, or we have to drag one in from somewhere, is none. We cut them off feed and water for twenty-four hours and preferably 36 hours. There's no clipping to do, and no scrubbing. We just run them in when we are ready to work, and that's that. Just a head catch cenainly works very adequately for doing this technique.