Nevertheless, disbudding is recommended early in life, before 8 weeks of age, to avoid the need for more invasive methods to amputate horns using scoops, saws or wires, they say. Studies show that 94 ...

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 ...

DISBUDDING, dehorning, castration and other animal husbandry procedures are necessary to improve animal welfare, livestock management and productivity. Until recent years, these procedures have often ...

Kehoe has been working on an adhesive patch technology for disbudding the cells that cause horns to grow on calves. She shares more on what the applicator is and how she developed it. The award is ...