Hazell Mullins: How Danish farmers are making dehorning a 'dream'

“Knock down” dehorning is where a sedative is added to the protocol alongside the local and non-steroidal. 

It's been a busy couple of week on the farm, with preparing for weaning meaning it's disbudding time for the calves on the farm.

I have to admit it is one of those essential job that I dread and will happily find any excuse to delay. I think this stems from my childhood when the big bottle of gas had to be rolled across the yard, and the ordeal of catching calves that were running rings around us.