The effectiveness of clove oil and two different cautery disbudding methods on preventing horn growth in dairy goat kids.

The effectiveness of clove oil and cautery disbudding on horn growth was evaluated in goat kids. The study used 243 Saanen doe kids (4±1 days old; mean±SD) on two goat farms that were disbudded with either (i) clove oil injection (CLOVE), (ii) a cautery iron and bud removed (BUDOFF), or (iii) a caut...

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Main Authors: Melissa N Hempstead, Joseph R Waas, Mairi Stewart, Vanessa M Cave, Amanda R Turner, Mhairi A Sutherland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6235237?pdf=render