Any horned animal here gets "sharply" dehorned. Curious as to why you would routinely run horned cattle and "always cut them off at around 2 - 3 inches long". Do the horned cattle (HH) have such superior beef genetics? If not, why not phase into a polled operation and quit messing with the stressful dehorning? Just curious?
Well, I like the look of those nicely turned down horns. I only cut the horns off of those going to market - the rest get to keep them.
Some would say that HH have "different and perhaps better" genetics - but then we would get into another discussion topic.
I often wonder why the thought that horns are bad.
Every breeder on this place has a set of horns - some are pretty big if I might say. I just deal with them and do not worry about it.
Just something to grab on to when necessary.
Lots of HH on the flat lands and getting to be more in my part of the world.
Bez