Demeter Canada and the international Research Institute on Organic Agriculture (FiBL) have recently released a report regarding the importance of horns on cattle. The Introduction to the report states:
"There is hardly an animal organ which is so widely discussed as the cow horn. It is both fascinating and disturbing. Many cows no longer have horns because either they have been disbudded as calves or the growth of horns has been bred out of them. Before deciding to embark on such an invasive procedure we should surely understand what horns mean for the cow. This booklet seeks to shed light on the issue by bringing together some basic facts and observations."
Right click on the link below to download the pdf of this document:
https://shop.fibl.org/en/article/c/cattle/p/1712-cow-horns.html
