<Ul> <Li> Darker animals require minimum amount of time suggested . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Darker animals require minimum amount of time suggested . </Li> <P> Immediately after branding, an indented pattern of the brand shows for a few minutes . Then the area begins to exhibit swelling, which will subside after about five days . After a month the top layer of skin will shed and, on pigmented animals, after two months the white hair will begin to grow . At three months the process is complete and the full freeze brand is visible . </P> <P> Freeze branding is often hailed as a more ethical way to denote ownership of livestock instead of the theoretically more painful hot branding . However, this claim has been challenged . Studies have been done on the subject in order to try and scientifically measure the pain of the animals during and after the branding process to allow for impartial data on the subject . </P>

How long do you leave a freeze brand on a horse