{"id":18349,"date":"2020-10-13T15:12:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farming.express\/2020\/10\/faut-il-anesthesier-avant-decorner\/"},"modified":"2020-10-17T10:25:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T08:25:57","slug":"is-it-necessary-to-anaesthetize-before-dehorning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farming.express\/en\/2020\/10\/is-it-necessary-to-anaesthetize-before-dehorning\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it necessary to anaesthetize before dehorning?"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are two methods of dehorning calves: chemical or thermal. The chemical method is to be proscribed, as it is painful and traumatic for the animal. For thermal dehorning, using a power or gas tool, the calf must be anaesthetised before dehorning and then receive another treatment to eliminate the pain.<\/p>\n
Horn growth<\/h2>\n
Horns are bony outgrowths that grow after the calf is born. When the animal reaches about two months of age, they begin to attach to the frontal bone of the skull. A cavity develops under the bud of the horn and extends into the horn in formation. The dehorning of the calves<\/a> stops this growth.<\/p>\n