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Housing principles and housing of ruminant
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Artificial rearing of newborn calf (cattle, buffalo, yak and chauri)
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Grooming and dusting of farm animals
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Judging and selection of cattle, buffalo
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Milk secretion and let down of milk
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Learn Ruminant Production with Rahul

Dehorning / Disbudding

  • It is the process of removal of horn or preventing their growth.

Safer herd, better meat: A guide to dehorning cattle - Food For Mzansi

Methods :

a) Chemical method

b) Mechanical method

  1. Electric dehorner
  2. Hot iron rod

 

a) Chemical method :

  • Chemical agent like caustic soda are used.

b) Electric dehorner :

  • It has automatic control maintains temperature of 1000 0F.
  • Hold dehorner for 10 second to destroy horn.

c) Hot iron rod :

  • Similar to electric dehorner.
  • Use of red-hot iron of >1000 0F. Temperature.
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