Dehorning the adult goat.
Although goats are ideally disbudded as infants, occasionally they are not. Goats grow horns much more rapidly than most owners realize and use these horns on other goats and, occasionally, people. Dehorning adult goats is not as easy as dehorning cattle. The techniques for tranquilizing, anesthetizing, and dehorning adult goats is described and aftercare is discussed.
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Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D006041:Goats / Q000601:surgery*; D006733:Horns / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary