Describe the methods of Castration

      

Describe the methods of Castration.

  

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Kavungya
*Closed/bloodless method
- involves use of burdizzo or rubber ring and elastrator.
- Animals do not bleed but may not be 100% effective.

*Open method
- A surgical method used for castrating cocks, piglets and rabbits whose testes are internal.
- Also used for lambs, kids and calves.
- Animals bleed a lot.
- However, it is 100% effective.
- It is not recommended for mature adults.

*Caponisation
- It is the practice of making male birds lose their male characteristics by use of hormones.
- Hormones used include stilboestrol which is injected into the birds when they are one day old and female hormones implanted beneath the skin at the neck.
- Birds which have lost their male characteristics in this way are referred to as capons.
Kavungya answered the question on April 25, 2019 at 14:07


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