Evaluation of a carbon dioxide laser scalpel for disbudding Holstein calves: A pilot study.
Kleinhenz MD, Curtis AK, Weeder MM, Johnson BT, Springfield D, Lou M, Viscardi AV, Coetzee JF.
Kleinhenz MD, et al.
JDS Commun. 2021 Apr 27;2(4):223-226. doi: 10.3168/jdsc.2021-0089. eCollection 2021 Jul.
JDS Commun. 2021.
PMID: 36338442
Free PMC article.
Cautery hot-iron disbudding is a painful routine husbandry practice performed on many dairy farms and calf rearing facilities. Refinements to eliminate or reduce the pain associated with disbudding are desired. ...The objective of this study was to test the utility of a CO …
Cautery hot-iron disbudding is a painful routine husbandry practice performed on many dairy farms and calf rearing facilities. Refine …