Dr Mwebaze warns farmers to avoid using outdated and harmful methods of dehorning, such as using saws, axes, or chemicals such as caustic paste.

Therefore, it is recommended to disbud between two to four weeks of age, or certainly, when calves are younger than two months old. Disbudding options Heated iron under local anaesthetic is the most ...

Given the current Covid19 social distancing rules how can you carry out routine husbandry operations without close contact? One of the closest contacts with people is disbudding calves. What are the ...

New rules for dehorning and disbudding cattle will come into effect from October 1, 2019 says the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Recent research has also shown that pain responses in calves disbudded with caustic paste mirror that of those disbudded using a hot iron disbudder but the pain response is delayed by 15-20 minutes.

Ryan Gosling has teamed up with PETA to urge a farming association to end cruel dehorning procedures on livestock.

“Dehorning is one of the most painful things done to cows on dairy farms, whether it is by burning a calf with a searing hot iron or applying caustic paste to create a chemical burn that eats ...

"Dehorning is one of the most painful things done to cows on dairy farms, whether it is by burning a calf with a searing hot iron or applying caustic paste to create a chemical burn that eats away ...

News, he wrote: "De-horning is one of the most painful things done to cows on dairy farms, whether it is by burning a calf with a searing hot iron or applying caustic paste to create a chemical ...