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A comparison of immunological, chemical and surgical castration of Nelore bulls
Theriogenology, 2021 The objective was to compare effects of immunological, chemical and surgical castrations on testicular characteristics, scrotal surface temperatures, sperm quality, and serum testosterone concentrations in Bos indicus bulls. Eighty Nelore bulls (∼20 mo) were grazed on pasture, fed a supplement and slaughtered at ∼480 kg.
Paulo Henrique Yamada +10 more
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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 +3 more
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Evaluation of the subcapsular technique for primary closure castration in donkeys (Equus asinus)
Scientific Reports, 2021 This study described the subcapsular technique for primary closure castration in donkeys with special regard to its efficiency and welfare impacts. The study was conducted on twelve adult male donkeys, allocated randomly into two groups; subcapsular ...
Ahmed Ibrahim +3 more
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Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques [PDF]
, 2020 Testosterone is the main reproductive hormone in male vertebrates and conventional methods to measure testosterone rely on invasive blood sampling procedures.
Auer, Kerstin E. +5 more
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Response to the Letter to the Editor on the surgical castration of piglets
Animal, 2009 pain relief. In general, anaesthesia does not provide any longterm pain relief. Mischler et al. (1994), however, report a prolonged mild antinociception after CO2-induced anaesthesia. In general, local as well as general anaesthesia should be supplemented with postoperative pain relief.
Gerritzen, M.A. +4 more
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2020 Background Male piglets are surgically castrated at a young age primarily to prevent pork meat from being tainted with boar taint, an offensive taste and odor that can be present in uncastrated male pigs. The practice of surgical castration is considered
Marianne Sødring +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The content of androgen from adrenal is elevated under castration, and the mechanisms of compensatory secretion of adrenal androgen remain unknown.
Haijing Jing +4 more
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Neurosurgery for Psychopaths? An Ethical Analysis [PDF]
, 2016 Recent developments in neuroscience have inspired proposals to perform deep brain stimulation on psychopathic detainees. We contend that these proposals cannot meet important ethical requirements that hold for both medical research and therapy.
Hübner, Dietmar, White, Lucie
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Hijacking emergency granulopoiesis: Neutrophil ontogeny and reprogramming in cancer
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Neutrophils are highly plastic innate immune cells; their functions in cancer extend beyond the tumour microenvironment. This Review summarises current understanding of neutrophil maturation and heterogeneity and highlights tumour‐induced granulopoiesis as a systemic programme that expands immature, immunosuppressive neutrophils via tumour‐derived ...
Gabriela Marinescu, Yi Feng
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Moving towards boar taint-free meat: an overview of alternatives to surgical castration from a chain perspective [PDF]
, 2009 The objective of this study is to review important issues in boar taint prevention without surgical castration, namely alternatives to surgical castration, factors influencing boar taint development and economic considerations associated with the ...
Backus, G.B.C. +2 more
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