More than 90 percent remove horns, often by burning and without anesthesia. Jan. 28, 2010 — -- According to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than nine out of ten dairy farms ...

The RSPCA has backed the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority's approval of pain relief gel Tri-Solfen for cutting the horns of young cattle. The topical anaesthetic was originally ...

WE all know the act of dehorning and castrating cattle isn’t pretty, and that’s precisely the reason that Fred Appleton is searching for an alternative. The Alpha cattle producer was last week awarded ...

Dehorning, the confronting and bloody procedure many in the beef industry feared would be its next animal welfare flashpoint, could soon be a thing of the past. A $25 DNA test, which identifies ...

Smoke released during cattle dehorning contains up to 12 times the safe level of a toxic gas linked to respiratory disease in humans, researchers have found. Trials carried out by Linköping University ...

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To dehorn or not to dehorn: That is the question being asked of Swiss voters in a referendum on bovine well-being. Dehorning advocates say not doing so could be both dangerous and detrimental to the ...