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Medical records of goats that underwent surgical dehorning were reviewed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two hundred thirty\u2010nine goats.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The medical records of 239 goats, not previously dehorned by other methods, that were cosmetically dehorned between January 2006 and April 2016, were reviewed. Data retrieved from the medical records included breed, weight, the surgeon performing the procedure, intraoperative complications, and the occurrence of return visits to the teaching hospital because of complications related to the dehorning procedure. The owner of record then completed a standard questionnaire during a telephone interview.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>One or more complications following the surgical dehorning procedure were reported in 93\/239 (38.91%) of goats. Complications were divided into major and minor categories. Eighty\u2010four of 239 goats (35.14%) had minor complications, 3\/239 goats (1.26%) experienced major complications, and 6\/239 (2.51%) had both major and minor complications. The mean weight of goats with complications was 29.73 kg compared to 24.91 kg for goats without complications. This difference was statistically significant (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.015).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Surgical dehorning of goats results in a high rate of complications; however, the majority of these complications are minor and do not affect health and performance of the goats. Goats experiencing complications weighed significantly more than goats without complications.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical significance<\/jats:title><jats:p>Surgical dehorning of goats requires minimal aftercare and results in a low rate of serious complications.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vsu.12743","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]],"date-time":"2017-12-14T11:42:44Z","timestamp":1513251764000},"page":"188-192","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Complications associated with surgical dehorning in goats: A retrospective study of 239 cases"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"47","author":[{"given":"Amanda K.","family":"Hartnack","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine Texas A&amp;M University College Station Texas"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Molly E.","family":"Jordan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine Texas A&amp;M University College Station Texas"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Allen J.","family":"Roussel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine Texas A&amp;M University College Station Texas"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0921-4488(91)90044-Q"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1249","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.1977.171.12.1249","article-title":"Dehorning the mature goat","volume":"171","author":"Bowen JS.","year":"1977","journal-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc."},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"55","DOI":"10.1017\/S0962728600001160","article-title":"A first description of the physiological and behavioural responses to disbudding in goat kids","volume":"19","author":"Alvarez L","year":"2010","journal-title":"Anim Welf."},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"183","DOI":"10.1016\/S0749-0720(15)30517-X","article-title":"Dehorning the adult goat","volume":"11","author":"Hull BL.","year":"1995","journal-title":"Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract."},{"key":"e_1_2_6_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1532-950X.1997.tb01506.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"149","DOI":"10.1080\/09712119.1999.9706246","article-title":"Post\u2010dehorning wound management in goats","volume":"15","author":"Parizi AM","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Appl Anim Res."},{"key":"e_1_2_6_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/00480169.2005.36578"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_9_1","first-page":"272","volume-title":"The Practice of Large Animal Surgery","author":"Bailey DE.","year":"1984"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/inpract.8.2.63"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_11_1","first-page":"228","article-title":"Procedure for dehorning the dairy goat","volume":"72","author":"Spaulding CE.","year":"1977","journal-title":"Vet Med Small Anim Clin."},{"key":"e_1_2_6_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"159","DOI":"10.1016\/S0749-0720(15)30514-4","article-title":"Surgical (cosmetic) dehorning in cattle","volume":"11","author":"Hoffsis G.","year":"1995","journal-title":"Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract."}],"container-title":["Veterinary Surgery"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1111%2Fvsu.12743","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/vsu.12743","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,28]],"date-time":"2025-06-28T19:53:28Z","timestamp":1751140408000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/vsu.12743"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]]},"references-count":11,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2018,2]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1111\/vsu.12743"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/vsu.12743","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0161-3499","1532-950X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0161-3499","type":"print"},{"value":"1532-950X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]]}}}