[Jacob-list] Broken Horn

[Neal and Louise Grose]

Cauterizing would not prevent regrowth unless it was necessary to burn the
growth ring at the base of the horn where it attaches to the skull. If this
growth ring was injured initially, then the regrowth would not be normal
anyway.
Neal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda" <patchworkfibers at alltel.net>
To: <nlgrose at yadtel.net>; <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Broken Horn


Wouldn't a cauterizing iron prevent the horn from regrowing?

Linda

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:19:31 -0400, Neal and Louise Grose wrote:
>One more thing you may want to consider is the  use of a cauterizing iron.
It
>sounds barbaric, smells terrible and the lamb will  think it will be
killed,
>but it is the one sure way to stop the bleeding quickly  and seal off the
>wound. If there is a stump of horn left, then  there are very few nerves to
>cause problems. My experience with dehorning  calves is that the initial
>injury is not as significant problem as is later  re-opening of the wound.
I
>don't like the idea of using cob-webs or other  dressings because it
provides
>a mass of nutrient rich gunk for  bacteria and flies. I prefer to leave the
>wounds open and clean so they can be  inspected and treated for flies if
need
>be. The only calf I have ever had to  bleed to death is one that knocked a
>scab off a week or so AFTER dehorning  (partially because no one was
around).
>
>Neal Grose North Carolina


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