Introduction. Horned cows can be a safety concern for pen mates and their handlers, so the developing horn buds of dairy calves are typically...
63 months ago

An estimated 94% of U.S. dairy herds perform disbudding or dehorning on their young animals, according to USDA data.
20 months ago

Most dairy calves are housed individually in early ontogeny but social housing has positive effects on calf welfare including an advantage...
23 months ago

Calves kicked and cried out as a worker pressed a hot iron to their heads. He said that burning calves without pain relief "makes it more exciting."
28 months ago

Dehorning or disbudding calves is a decades-old practice that has changed over the years, and more changes are coming.
49 months ago

THE New Zealand beef and dairy cattle industries will adopt mandatory pain relief in dehorning of young cattle from October this year.
61 months ago

Hot-iron disbudding, a routine procedure that prevents horn bud growth through cauterization, is painful for calves.
52 months ago

Cattle with horns can hurt people and other animals, sometimes seriously. Farmers try to protect animals and people by preventing horn...
82 months ago

Horrific hidden camera vision shows newborn baby goats screaming in pain as their horns are burnt off with a hot iron. Warning: Graphic.
54 months ago