The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has released a new video promoting its policy on how to reduce pain for cattle during a common surgical procedure—dehorning. Many breeds of cattle ...

In a recent podcast hosted by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Coetzee noted that dehorning is one of the major areas of consumer concern relative to the perceived humane treatment of ...

Dehorning, or disbudding, is a common practice in cattle and goat kids to prevent injuries to other animals and handlers. However, this procedure can cause significant pain and distress ...

Why should you favour disbudding instead of dehorning? Horned cattle are at risk of hurting other stock or humans. Dehorning is the removal of the formed horn; it should never be a routine procedure ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2016, the updated code of practice for care of beef cattle will require use of pain control when dehorning a calf at any point after horn buds attach to a calf's skull. (Canada Beef ...