Since the rootstock is almost 3 feet of the planting stock, the entire length of it is disbudded by machine in the nursery, eliminating the need for suckering once the vines have been planted.
It is not true as is commonly believed that bulls have horns and cows do not: the presence of horns depends on the breed or in horned breeds on whether the horns have been disbudded conversely in many breeds of sheep it is indeed only the males which have horns.
It's essential that each flower stem should be disbudded. However, if you prefer more but smaller flowers (a spray), you'll need to do the opposite - that is, remove the top bud and leave all the side shoots.
Hybrid tea roses and miniature roses that you want to consider for one bloom per stem entries need to have any side buds disbudded. Some varieties of roses produce more side buds than others, but those that don't need to gently have their side buds removed as soon as you can see them.