摘要 |
A headgate apparatus comprises a pair of vertically oriented shoulder bars separated by a space that is wide enough to accommodate the neck and narrow enough to prevent passage of the shoulders therebetween. A pair of vertically oriented head bars is mounted in front of the shoulder bars and separated by a space that is wide enough to accommodate the neck and narrow enough to prevent passage of the head therebetween. The head bars and shoulder bars are separated by a head separation distance sufficient restrain backward and forward motion of the animal. A method of restraining an animal comprises maintaining the head separated from the shoulders by a distance substantially equal to the length of the neck.
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