[Jacob-list] horn regrowth on adult ram

[Mark Essen]

I had a six year old ram that broke off a lateral even with his head.  
When I found him the blood was already starting to dry.  The only care 
that I gave him was some blood stop powder.   He lived for nine more 
years and that horn was about two inches when he died.  The other 
lateral was seventeen inches,

Linda wrote:

> In September my two year old four horned ram had a lateral knocked 

> loose in a ram fight. The horn was hanging loosely attached amid lots 

> of blood - pretty much sheared off at the head. Awhile back, I had 

> good luck with taping an injured lateral back on an 8 month old ram 

> lamb. Since Belvedere has already passed registration and had proven 

> himself as a sire, I elected to catch him up and remove the horn. This 

> horns was sheared off pretty much at the head. I did not expect it to 

> regrow. It's pretty looked like a scab for the last three months. I 

> caught him up today and there is definite horn material growing - 

> about 1/2" worth. I seriously doubt he'll ever have much of a lateral 

> on that side, but wonder what experience others might have had with 

> horn regrowth on a young adult ram that sheared off a lateral. By 

> sheared off, I mean including the core.

>

> Linda

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