“There are many other cost items that farmers incur that could also be included here for example, microbes, electrolytes, castration, dehorning, TB test etc. At an average of €30, that equates to ...

Disbudding and dehorning calves is a necessity for both the safety of cattle and their human handlers. But any way you do it, disbudding will cause pain—and there is some evidence that sensitivity at ...

Studies show that 94 percent of dairy operations routinely disbud or dehorn calves to avoid injuries to their human handlers and other animals. Most farmers use hot iron debudding, but the use of ...

There are very few farmers who enjoy the process of disbudding calves. That is why many farmers opt for an Aberdeen Angus bull or a polled Hereford bull when using beef straws after dairy artificial ...

A farmer won big on a radio competition last weekend just before he was about to go dehorning calves. The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the ...

This timing allows enough time for healing prior to weaning. In addition, the stress of the procedures is diminished when the calf can reunite with his mother. Castration and dehorning are less ...

"Superman with the block. With a back calf," Edwards yelled as he walked with a bit of a limp in his step. Anthony Edwards, celebrating that he got that block on Shai “with a bad calf.” ...

I have been training for almost two decades and my lower legs have always been the bane of my existence. Even though I train them regularly, my calves look like they are missing the size and ...

Branding season has typically been about managing calves; identifying, castration, dehorning, and black leg shots. In this BeefWatch article we would like for you to considered visiting with your ...

Cattle gallstones have been used for millennia in Chinese medicine, most often to assist stroke victims. And it's got some bonafide science to back it up. However, over the last decade or so ...