Replication Data for: The effects of hot-iron application method on wound characteristics and healing in dairy calves

Wound size and depth were measured on the day of disbudding and every three days thereafter until the wounds had fully re-epithelialized. Wounds were also photographed for classification of tissue type. Wounds resulting from the large tip were larger and shallower than those created with the smaller tip, requiring more time to re-epithelialize (51.9 ± 2.04 d vs. 45.3 ± 2.04 d).

Wounds from the 20-s application were larger and deeper than those from the 10-s application, but this did not result in increased time to re-epithelialization. Evidence of horn development after disbudding was observed in 15 of the 24 buds treated with the small tip versus 3 of the 24 treated with the larger tip. These findings suggest that larger tips increase wound size and healing times, and that a 10-s application time is sufficient to prevent horn growth.