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Re: [Blackbelly] problem with ram horns

Carol J. Elkins
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:19:41 -0800

I am not a horned breeder, so I can't answer Jennifer's questions. 
Can someone else help out here?

Carol

At 06:53 PM 12/16/2007, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I am the head of hoofstock at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.  I have a 
>3 year old hand raised blackbelly ram that has started having issues 
>with 1 horn.  It is a very nice spiral but it is too close to his 
>face.  At first it didn't look like a problem as it grew, but now it 
>has grown too close to his eye and face.  Can it be trained away 
>after it has gotten like this?  The spot is halfway down the spiral, 
>so trimming it would be tricky.  How close to the end is the blood 
>supply? He is also a typical handraised ram in a close area so it is 
>always a fight to do anything with him.
>Thanks in advance
>Jennifer Koehler

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