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Physiology and behavior of pigs before and after castration: effects of two topical anesthetics

Animal, 2010
Surgical castration of male piglets is a common management practice conducted on commercial swine farms to prevent the occurrence of boar taint and aggressive behavior.
M.A. Sutherland, B.L. Davis, T.A. Brooks, J.J. McGlone   +3 more
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Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar

Animals, 2020
The gut microbiome plays an important role in the health and disease status of the host. Research on the effect of sex on animal intestinal microorganisms is still limited; and the effect of castration on the gut microbiome of male pigs has not been ...
Xiaozhe Wang, Ying Zhang, Qiong Wen, Ying Wang, Zhixin Wang, Zhen Tan, Kebang Wu   +6 more
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Effect of Lignocaine and a Topical Vapocoolant Spray on Pain Response during Surgical Castration of Beef Calves

Animals, 2019
This study assessed the efficacy of pre-operative injected lignocaine and peri-operative topical vapocoolant spray, administered as most practical for incorporation into routine calf castration procedures.
Dominique Van der Saag, Sabrina Lomax, Peter Andrew Windsor, Evelyn Hall, Peter John White   +4 more
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Sheep farmers’ castration practices.

, 2022
Sheep farmers’ castration practices.
Demeke Haile Engidashet (12850750), Biruh Tesfahun Tezera (12850747)   +1 more
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No evidence for detrimental effect of chemical castration on working ability in Swiss military dogs [PDF]

, 2019
Hormones influence the social behaviour of dogs. Castration of male dogs induces a reduction of testosterone and has been shown to affect social behaviours associated with aggression and reproduction.
Gfrerer, Nastassja, Taborsky, Michael, Würbel, Hanno   +2 more
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SELF-CASTRATION. [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1908
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The Effect of Behavioural Indicators of Calf Discomfort Following Routine Procedures on Cow Maternal Care

Animals, 2020
Pain causes altered arousal and specific behaviours that are rare at other times (pain indicators). We examined whether beef cows (mean age 6 years) are sensitive to pain indicators in addition to arousal following ear tagging and rubber ring castration (
Simon P. Turner, Kirstin McIlvaney, Jo Donbavand, Matt J. Turner   +3 more
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Boar taint – possibilities and solutions in pig production [PDF]

Poljoprivreda, 2016
Over many years castration of male pigs has been a common zootechnical practice performed in order to avoid boar taint or offensive odour of pork found in sexually mature boars.
Boris Lukić, Emilija Cimerman, Nikola Raguž, Ivona Djurkin Kušec, Suzanne Rowe, Goran Kušec   +5 more
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Review of Eunuchs and Castrati: Disability and Normativity in Early Modern Europe by Katherine Crawford

Disability Studies Quarterly, 2021
No abstract available.
Turnip Van Dyke
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Effects of lidocaine-plus-meloxicam treatment on behavioral and physiological changes, and leukocyte heat shock protein 90 gene expression after surgical castration in Hanwoo bulls

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
This study examined the effects of surgical castration and lidocaine-plus-meloxicam treatment on growth, physiology, behaviors, and leukocyte heat shock protein 90 (HSP 90) gene expression in Hanwoo (Korean cattle) bulls. Twenty Hanwoo bulls (body weight
Ingu Cho, Seonpil Yoo, Da Jin Sol Jung, Jaesung Lee, Seok-Hyeon Baek, Sang Yeob Kim, Jinoh Lee, Dohyun Kim, Hyun Jin Kim, Myunggi Baik, Myunggi Baik   +10 more
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