Language: English
Publication Year: 2015
Holstein dairy cows typically have their horns removed ("disbudded") when they are calves.
Scientists have now discovered a way of using precision breeding techniques to make the typically-horned Holstein naturally polled (hornless) thus avoiding the uncomfortable disbudding procedure.
#biotechnology #animalwelfare #dairyfarming
Credits:
Video: Hannah Smith Walker & Jeremy Veverka
Editing: Jeremy Veverka
Production Assistant: Shailee Shah
For more information, please visit: http://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/
GMO
AfS , Food Security
Agricultural Biotechnology , Agriculture , Science Communication , Livestock
Dairy, cattle, Dehorning, genetics, biotechnology
18 Dec 2015
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