Special Issue: Alternatives for dehorning in cattle
Résumé
This issue highlights different aspects of disbudding and dehorning and the alternatives that may further reduce the need for disbudding. With the advance of high genetic merit polled cattle and the design of loose housing equipment suitable for keeping horned cows, the need for dehorning may rapidly decrease, and the practice might even disappear altogether in the future. We hope that readers will find interesting papers from researchers from different disciplines that may advance research on animal welfare.