Often young bulls are de-horned when they are young.
They tend to but heads and explore their push strength...

In feed pens it is also done. Don't want a lot of cut up cows
or gored cowboys or their horses.

It is just smart. Naturally a paste is applied on the open end
that helps kill any fungus or fly.



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On 6/8/2010 6:54 PM, J Burns wrote:
Rob H. wrote:
The photos at the links below were sent to me by people looking to
identify the items, for one reason or another these didn't make it on
to the web site, hopefully someone will recognize them.



4.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...um11/pic4n.jpg



Rob


I can remember wearing a motorcycle helmet with a face shield to milk
goats because some horns looked hazardous to my eyes if the goat turned
its head. I was also wary of getting poked in the abdomen while catching
goats in a pen.

Dehorning may be injure an animal, and horns may grow back. Besides,
horns can discourage menacing dogs. A horn that was no sharper than a
broomstick would be less hazardous. Could this tool have been to remove
the point from the horn of a kid or calf?