**These pages are made for only for our farm so it will be easy for us to go and remind ourselves what we need to do.
We collected those files over the years. We are always learning new information. We add and edit these files almost daily.
We collected those files over the years. We are always learning new information. We add and edit these files almost daily.
1) What we use
Disbudding kit
Disbudding kit
2) Disbudding Process
There are different ways to disbud, of course. This is how we do when we disbud at our farm on our own. If we ask our vet to disbud, because she can use anesthesia, it's different from this. But basic is the same.
There are different ways to disbud, of course. This is how we do when we disbud at our farm on our own. If we ask our vet to disbud, because she can use anesthesia, it's different from this. But basic is the same.
9) Making a ring around the bud. The ring color should become copper first, then white. Once it becomes copper color, you can gently put the iron on the ring and check it to change into white color ring. **Be really careful not to over heat to cook his brain. 11) Now we uncap inside of the ring. Usually it will come off smoothly. If it does not come off easily, it is not heated enough. (But we do not want to heat too much either.) If you can see the ring is white, but it's not coming off smoothly, you can use a scalpel to take off the cap. 13) Repeat #10 (Icepack to cool the burned area) 15) If the baby is a girl, you are done here. I usually give a little sip of ibuprophen so the heated area will not get swollen. **Before giving it, make sure that there is no bleeding from the disbudded area. 17) Repeat #10 for icepack and cool the area. Then repeat #14, Tea Tree oil. Then repeat #15, ibuprophen. |
10) Placing ice pack on the spot as soon as we finished using the heating tool 12) Now you will use the side of the heating tool to burn the ring area. 14) Drop some Tea Tree oil over the area 16) If the baby is a boy, you will need to do more because boys have stronger hormone to grow horns. You will need to make "figure 8" shape ring. |
Disbudding iron
Great explanation about disbudding iron tips site
Great explanation about disbudding iron tips site
Disbudding problems
When baby goat start stargazing, possibly he has "brain burn" where the brain has been injured from disbudding. Basically, you have over cooked his brain. Banamine or dexamethasone and a cold compress are needed as soon as you can from the excessive inflamasion inside of the brain.
If you have dexamethasone use it versus banamine in this case.
The brain is overheated and swelled. Place ice packs on the burns, few minutes on and few minutes off.
They can get dexamethasone every 24 hours. If it looks like the burn penetrated the skull you can also start antibiotics.
When baby goat start stargazing, possibly he has "brain burn" where the brain has been injured from disbudding. Basically, you have over cooked his brain. Banamine or dexamethasone and a cold compress are needed as soon as you can from the excessive inflamasion inside of the brain.
If you have dexamethasone use it versus banamine in this case.
The brain is overheated and swelled. Place ice packs on the burns, few minutes on and few minutes off.
They can get dexamethasone every 24 hours. If it looks like the burn penetrated the skull you can also start antibiotics.