Disbudding and dehorning of goats

Buttle, Hugh; Mowlem, Alan; Mews, Alastair

doi:10.1136/inpract.8.2.63

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“…There is, however, limited support in the literature substantiating these perceptions . However, if the goats are too old to be thermally disbudded, traditional methods of dehorning, where the wound is left to heal by second intention, are not desirable due to extensive aftercare and risk of potential complications, as well as an undesirable postoperative surgical appearance …”

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Complications associated with surgical dehorning in goats: A retrospective study of 239 cases

2017

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Complications associated with surgical dehorning in goats: A retrospective study of 239 cases

2017

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“…In the UK, where disbudding is carried out under general anesthesia in the first week of life, xylazine overdose is considered the most common cause of death [8]. Alphaxalone has been recommended for disbudding performed on the farm at a dose of 6 mg/kg administered intravenously [9]. As it provides negligible analgesia [10], a pre-and postsurgical analgesic protocol should be followed.…”

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Pain Mitigation Strategies for Disbudding in Goat Kids

Singh,

Venkatachalam,

Kongara

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Animals

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Pain mitigation strategies for disbudding in goat kids have gained significant attention in recent years because of growing concerns for animal welfare. Disbudding, the removal of horn buds in young goats, is a common practice to enhance safety and manage herd dynamics. However, the procedure will cause pain and distress if not managed effectively. This review covers the array of pain mitigation techniques currently available for disbudding, including the efficacy of these strategies in reducing pain and stress during the disbudding process, with specific attention to the potential toxicity associated with local anesthetics. The current best practice for disbudding on the farm suggests sedation/analgesia with an alpha-2 agonist, the placement of a two-point cornual nerve block, and then an NSAID for postoperative pain. In conclusion, this review offers recommendations for future research directions aimed at enhancing the welfare of young goats subjected to the disbudding procedure. These suggestions hold the promise of fostering significant improvements in the overall well-being of these animals.

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“…Studies on use of more than 2 ml of 2% lignocaine are rear or are not done in kids. On the other hand, kids are susceptible to toxic effects of using higher doses of local anesthetics (Hull, 1995;Buttle et al,1986). …”

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“…Prominent hemorrhage can be controlled by thermal cautery (Hull, 1995). Tetanus antitoxin and antibiotics are recommended after horn removal (Buttle et al, 1986). Head bandage for a week is also recommended after surgery (Hull, 1995).…”

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Pain Minimization During Dehorning and Disbudding in Goats and Goat Kids

Acharya¹

2018

Bangl. J. Vet. Med.

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Dehorning and disbudding are the routine management practices in goat farm. Benefit of dehorning and disbudding includes less space required during feeding, easy management, good carcass quality and are required before dairy goats are used as a show animal in the United States. Dehorning is the process of surgically removing horns from adult goats. Dehorning causes severe pain during the surgery and several complications thereafter. Four to six weeks is needed for healing dehorned wound. Dehorning is not generally practiced unless necessary. Disbudding is the process of removing horn buds at an early age. Pain and complications during and after disbudding are less compared with dehorning, nevertheless disbudding causes 100% increase in blood concentration of stress hormones and kids exhibit stress behaviors. Injection of local anesthetic (lignocaine) alone has no benefit but injection of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID; meloxicam) before local anesthetic helps to minimize disbudding stress. There are several disbudding techniques. It is necessary to adopt disbudding technique that minimizes stress.

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Disbudding and dehorning of goats

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Complications associated with surgical dehorning in goats: A retrospective study of 239 cases

Complications associated with surgical dehorning in goats: A retrospective study of 239 cases

Pain Mitigation Strategies for Disbudding in Goat Kids

Pain Minimization During Dehorning and Disbudding in Goats and Goat Kids

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