Calf disbudding – animal welfare considerations
Disbudding, removal of the horn buds, is performed for economic and practical reasons: to prevent bullying and injury to other animals (with implications for productivity and carcass damage, respectively) and human safety during handling. Mitigation of pain associated with the disbudding of calves i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Animal Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/09712119.2023.2264912 |