The cow has two large horns on the top of its head, which looks powerful. But now farmers will remove the horns of cattle, so why is this? Does the horn of a cow affect the normal growth of the cow? Don't worry, let's explain it to you.
1. Protect the herd
Fights between cattle still happen, sometimes even if there is no fight, but so many cows in one place to live, will always bump into encounter, if the above situation occurs, then the horns of the cow can become dangerous goods, the horns are hard and pointed, if you accidentally hurt the body of other cows, then you must not leave a scar? And this is still light, if it hurts the eyes, udders and other parts of other cattle, resulting in blindness, mastitis, etc., the damage caused will be great, which will directly affect the growth and development of cattle, but also reduce the commodity value of cattle, after all, a blind cow, and a normal cow, everyone will definitely choose normal cattle.
2. Let cattle grow faster
Many farmers remove the horns to make the cattle grow faster, in order to save input and promote income. The growth of cow horns also needs to consume the body energy of cattle, and farmers definitely hope that cattle can use their energy to grow their bodies and meat, so in order to make cattle grow faster, some farmers will remove their horns.
However, the horn and the growth and development of the cattle is not so much related, want to make the cattle grow fast, or need the breeder reasonable feeding, in addition to feed, but also do a good job of stomach and fattening, but the mix added: stomach protection + fat beauty taipo, to the cow stomach to promote food intake, improve feed absorption and utilization, to the cattle safe and healthy fattening.
3. Ensuring the safety of people
Cattle will attack people, and when people raise cattle, they will also be accidentally topped by the horns of cattle, so horning cattle, especially grazing cattle, can reduce the harm of cattle to people.
4. Save space
After the cow removes the horns, its enclosure area and feeding space are not so large, after all, there used to be a pair of horns, the range between the cow and the cow is larger, and without the horn, the cow and the cow can be closer, and there is no need to worry about being accidentally jacked by the horn.
5. Meek personality
If the horns are removed, the temper will also become more docile, and there will be less frequent fights, which is more convenient for farmers to manage.
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