Animal Welfare Institute

Casoni, D., Mirra, A., Suter, M. R. et al. 2019. Can disbudding of calves (one versus four weeks of age) induce chronic pain? Physiology & Behavior 199, 47-55.

Calf disbudding is a welfare-relevant invasive husbandry procedure. While it is widely recognized that disbudding elicits acute pain, its chronic consequences are currently unknown. Primary aim of ...
WSAW

Dehorning and disbudding calves

Dr. Heather Schlesser, a dairy expert from UW-Extension joined NewsChannel 7 at Noon on Friday to discussing dehorning and disbudding calves and why it's important to do so. Disbudding is removing the ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Prior, S., Blackie, N., Fishwick, J. et al. 2023. Randomised control trial investigating the efficacy of meloxicam and sodium salicylate non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ...

Disbudding calves using hot iron cautery is a routine management procedure to destroy the germinal cells around the horn bud in calves. It is recommended that NSAIDs are used in conjunction with local ...