Effect of Lignocaine and a Topical Vapocoolant Spray on Pain Response during Surgical Castration of Beef Calves [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Affordable and underutilized: the paradox of surgical castration. [PDF]
Transl Androl Urol, 2022 Gatsinga R +5 more
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Extent and pattern of symptom relief following surgical castration in patients with advanced prostate cancer treated at a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Advanced prostate cancer leads to many symptoms, notably bone pain and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTs); however, the degree and duration of pain relief, changes in LUTs severity and underlying factors associated with the extent of symptom ...
Charles John Nhungo +8 more
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Surgical castration versus chemical castration in donkeys: response of stress, lipid profile and redox potential biomarkers [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Castration is a husbandry practice raising important questions on the welfare and physiological status of farm animals. Searching for effective castration methods that minimally compromise the body physiology is worthy of attention. Therefore,
Nasser S. Abou-Khalil +3 more
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Murine Prostate Micro-dissection and Surgical Castration. [PDF]
J Vis Exp, 2016 Mouse models are used extensively to study prostate cancer and other diseases. The mouse is an excellent model with which to study the prostate and has been used as a surrogate for discoveries in human prostate development and disease. Prostate micro-dissection allows consistent study of lobe-specific prostate anatomy, histology, and cellular ...
Valkenburg KC, Amend SR, Pienta KJ.
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Surgical castration with pain relief affects the health and productive performance of pigs in the suckling period [PDF]
Porcine Health Management, 2017 Background Surgical castration is still practiced in many EU countries to avoid undesirable aggressive behavior and boar taint in male pigs. However, evidence shows that castration is painful and has a detrimental influence on pig health.
Joaquin Morales +6 more
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Efficacy of buprenorphine for management of surgical castration pain in piglets. [PDF]
BMC Vet Res, 2018 Surgical castration is a painful procedure, performed routinely on commercial pig farms to prevent boar taint and reduce aggression. The objectives of this study were to assess the efficacy of 0.04 mg/kg buprenorphine (BUP) in reducing pain in castrated piglets, using behavioral indicators and vocalization analysis.
Viscardi AV, Viscardi AV, Turner PV.
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A Novel GnRH-Based Immunocastration Vaccine Modulates Growth, Reproductive and Meat Quality Traits in Male Leizhou Goats [PDF]
AnimalsCastration is widely used in goat production to improve meat quality and manage reproduction, yet conventional surgical methods raise significant animal welfare concerns. Immunocastration targeting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) offers a promising,
Mengzhen Luo +9 more
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Effect of knife castration on leukocyte cytokine expression and indicators of stress, pain, and inflammation in Korean cattle bull calves [PDF]
Animal Bioscience, 2023 Objective This study investigated the effects of surgical castration on behavior, physiological and inflammatory indicators, and leukocyte cytokine mRNA levels in Korean cattle bull calves. Methods Nineteen Korean cattle bull calves (average body weight,
Seonpil Yoo +9 more
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Recent advances in immunocastration in sheep and goat and its animal welfare benefits: A review
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022 Castration of male animals is a common practice in the meat industry aimed at reducing aggressive behavior, preventing unpleasant flavor, and controlling undesirable breeding.
Fan-mei ZENG +6 more
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