Comparison of the Effects of Three Different Dehorning Techniques

April 8, 2013

‘Comparison of the Effects of Three Different Dehorning Techniques on Behaviour and Performance in Feeder Cattle in a Western Kansas Feedlot’ by The CattleSite

Dehorning is a familiar subject for cattlemen and is a long practiced technique done to ensure farm safety of both farmers and animals. The three methods, tipping, dehorning, and banding are evaluated here by looking at how individual animals reacted after treatment by researchers C.D. Neely, D.U. Thomson, C.A. Kerr, D.E. Anderson, and C.D. Reinhardt.   READ MORE