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<blockquote data-quote="Glenvale" data-source="post: 769063" data-attributes="member: 12588"><p>I found this article about horn training:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.hereford.org/static/files/0309_SlopingScience.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hereford.org/static/files/03 ... cience.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>In Australia, for the last 35 years that we've had horned herefords, and for as long into the past as I am aware, Australians always relied on trimming horns in the right direction rather than using weights. Have North Americans really only used weights in the past until recently? I try to trim horns so they curve downwards and slightly forwards of the nasal axis so there is no chance of horns curving back into the skull when a cow might get to 10 years or older. It's true that every horn on every individual is unique though.</p><p></p><p>I also can't imagine that the common horn trimming proceedure results in the 100 day setback quoted for complete dehorning, beyond 7 months of age.</p><p></p><p>It's interesting that the article says that horned animals potentially have 50% more bruising than their polled equivalents. In people's experience, do you think this includes animals with trained horms or relate only to untrained horns?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glenvale, post: 769063, member: 12588"] I found this article about horn training: [url=http://www.hereford.org/static/files/0309_SlopingScience.pdf]http://www.hereford.org/static/files/03 ... cience.pdf[/url] In Australia, for the last 35 years that we've had horned herefords, and for as long into the past as I am aware, Australians always relied on trimming horns in the right direction rather than using weights. Have North Americans really only used weights in the past until recently? I try to trim horns so they curve downwards and slightly forwards of the nasal axis so there is no chance of horns curving back into the skull when a cow might get to 10 years or older. It's true that every horn on every individual is unique though. I also can't imagine that the common horn trimming proceedure results in the 100 day setback quoted for complete dehorning, beyond 7 months of age. It's interesting that the article says that horned animals potentially have 50% more bruising than their polled equivalents. In people's experience, do you think this includes animals with trained horms or relate only to untrained horns? [/QUOTE]
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