depending on when it is done the large farm animals hardly feel anything . when the polling is done or de-budding the animal is usually under the 1 year mark so there is not feeling in the horns , there are some who de-bud after the age of 1 which to me is dangerous because of all the blood vessels that run near the base of the horns after 1 year and with out topical anesthetics the animal would not stay still long enough to finish leaving them with a horn half off which they would just tare off themselves leading to infection. and of course there are many ways to de-bud and castration some are done before they have feeling in those areas and some are done after . i know in swine the rubber-band method is painless if done right .
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