Dehorning A Buffalo

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Today there is a case of Dehorning in a Buffalo, The Twisted Horns are typical characteristic feature of Kundhi Buffaloes, The native breed of buffalo found commonly in Sindh, Pakistan. But sometimes these horns may penetrate back in the head of the animal and cause severe wounds. Which is much painful and may result in the lesser production of animal due to stress.

It's a routine practice to de-horn the calves at their early age in commercial farms, but local farmers are not used to this practice. And thus face many problems later. To de-horn a buffalo, de-horning wire or de-horning saw is used commonly here. But in advanced commercial farms, electrical methods are also applied.

Here is a video of De-horning and the demonstration of the process, with the causes and reasons of the problem: