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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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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Affordable and underutilized: the paradox of surgical castration. [PDF]
Transl Androl Urol, 2022 Gatsinga R +5 more
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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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Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Peripheral Metabolism: Novel Insights into Growth Regulation and Potential Applications in Boar Production [PDF]
AnimalsGonad loss triggers severe endocrine disorders and altered energy metabolism, yet the precise mechanisms remain poorly understood. In swine production, surgical castration is widely performed to eliminate boar taint and aggressive behavior, but it ...
Ganchuan Wang +3 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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Utilization and Outcomes of Surgical Castration in Comparison to Medical Castration in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. [PDF]
Clin Genitourin Cancer, 2020 288 Background: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the gold standard for metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) which can be achieved either by surgical or medical castration (SC, MC). In this study we evaluate the trends of utilization of SC and also assess survival difference compared to MC.
Garje R +6 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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Topical anaesthesia reduces sensitivity of castration wounds in neonatal piglets. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The aim of this study was to do determine the efficacy of the topical anaesthetic Tri-Solfen® in the amelioration of the pain of castration in piglets.
Sabrina Lomax +3 more
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