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Sub-Project 2. Alternatives to dehorning
| AIMS |
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES |
- State of the art of dehorning in the EU
member states.
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- To estimate how many cattle are dehorned or
not, and how dehorning is practiced across the European Union.
- To analyse farmers’ attitudes towards
dehorning practices vs. horned animals.
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- Assessment of benefits and drawbacks of
dehorning and alternatives to dehorning in dairy and beef cattle.
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- To summarise possible effects of dehorning
on the development of the animals.
- To assess the pros and cons of current
alternatives to dehorning: keeping fully horned animals and
producing polled animals.
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- Short and long term strategies for future
development.
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- To find solutions to overcome actual
problems or limits to alternatives to dehorning.
- To check acceptability of alternatives to
dehorning by stakeholders.
- To formulate final recommendations on
alternatives to dehorning.
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