Despite many advances in management and housing of dairy calves, 1 in 10 US dairy
heifers die before weaning. A better understanding of the internal and external stimuli that …

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 …

Limited scientific literature is available for develo** 'best practice'guidelines for the
management of dairy goats (Capra hircus), particularly goat kids. Disbudding practices for …

We evaluated alternatives to cautery disbudding of goat kids using physiological measures
of immediate and longer-term pain. Fifty Saanen doe kids were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 …

Commercial dairy goat systems rely on the successful rearing of kids for herd replacement.
The objectives of this study were to (1) determine survival from birth until mating for a large …

This study compared the effectiveness of intramuscularly administered dexmedetomidine
hydrochloride and other pharmacologic techniques used in reducing disbudding pain in …

Simple Summary Disbudding is a routine procedure performed in goat kids at an early age,
especially the ones in the dairy industry. The procedure is mainly done to increase safety for …

The effectiveness of clove oil and cautery disbudding on horn growth was evaluated in goat
kids. The study used 243 Saanen doe kids (4±1 days old; mean±SD) on two goat farms that …

Hot-iron disbudding in goat kids causes acute pain and tissue damage. However, the
duration of healing and wound sensitivity is unknown. We assessed wound healing and …

Alternatives to cautery disbudding (caustic paste and cryosurgical disbudding, and clove oil
injection) were evaluated using behavioural measures of post-treatment pain in dairy goat …