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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 13807"><p>If dehorned properly (like Dunmovin said with the proper tools) the horn should not grow back and yes, the hair will grow back. If you dehorn at a very young age, you can use a paste dehorner. You shave the hair around the small "buttons" and apply the paste on the button & surrounding skin. I recommend keeping the calf away from the cow & other calves for 2-4 hours, because it is a caustic paste and it will burn the skin it touches - like the cows udder. I have very few horned calves, but I have used the paste. Also, have used electric dehorners. Again, it needs to be done at a young age (not as young as with the paste). They work great. Best way is to eliminate them at conception. Jeanne</p><p>> Cutting off flush with the head</p><p>> won't get the horn root tissue,</p><p>> depending on how deep you go you</p><p>> may get some, all, or none. In</p><p>> which case the horn will in</p><p>> peculiar shapes, no growth or lots</p><p>> of growth. The reson for using</p><p>> dehorning scoops is they get down</p><p>> far enough to to remove the horn</p><p>> growing tissue. Yes it's a mess.</p><p>> The vets I've seen do it sccop out</p><p>> the horn, then there is usually a</p><p>> vein that really bleeds, they pull</p><p>> it with a pair of forceps, the</p><p>> bleeding nearly completely stops.</p><p>> Some put a thin layer of gauze</p><p>> over the open sinus and dose it</p><p>> with blood stop powder, some just</p><p>> leave it open.</p><p></p><p>> dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.simmevalley.com" target="_blank">Simme Valley in NY</a> </p><p> <a href="mailto:simmeval@swns.net">simmeval@swns.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 13807"] If dehorned properly (like Dunmovin said with the proper tools) the horn should not grow back and yes, the hair will grow back. If you dehorn at a very young age, you can use a paste dehorner. You shave the hair around the small "buttons" and apply the paste on the button & surrounding skin. I recommend keeping the calf away from the cow & other calves for 2-4 hours, because it is a caustic paste and it will burn the skin it touches - like the cows udder. I have very few horned calves, but I have used the paste. Also, have used electric dehorners. Again, it needs to be done at a young age (not as young as with the paste). They work great. Best way is to eliminate them at conception. Jeanne > Cutting off flush with the head > won't get the horn root tissue, > depending on how deep you go you > may get some, all, or none. In > which case the horn will in > peculiar shapes, no growth or lots > of growth. The reson for using > dehorning scoops is they get down > far enough to to remove the horn > growing tissue. Yes it's a mess. > The vets I've seen do it sccop out > the horn, then there is usually a > vein that really bleeds, they pull > it with a pair of forceps, the > bleeding nearly completely stops. > Some put a thin layer of gauze > over the open sinus and dose it > with blood stop powder, some just > leave it open. > dunmovin farms [url=http://www.simmevalley.com]Simme Valley in NY[/url] [email=simmeval@swns.net]simmeval@swns.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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