Animal Science Practical 5 - Study on castration of Animal
13 important questions on Animal Science Practical 5 - Study on castration of Animal
What are the objectives of casting?
- To prevent animals from undesirable mating and breeding
- To make the animals docile and easy to handle
- For faster body weight gain
- To prevent the spread of sexual diseases
- To produce a more desirable type of meat
What are the methods of castration?
- Open method
- Close method
- Rubber ring method or bloodless method
What is open method?
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What is the close method?
What are the precautions of using the close method/Burdizzo's castrator?
- The spermatic cord does not slip away at the time of the operation
- Castrator should not press any folds of skin
- The burdizzo should not place too low to crush the testicles
What is rubber ring method or bloodless method?
How does chemical carponization work?
What are the precautions of castration?
- Should be done during cold season. Strictly avoiding rainy season for fear of fly minace
- Castrated animal should be rested for a few days in clean and comfortable pens
- Operation wounds must be watched and dressed if necessary once or twice a day
What are the tools required for castration?
- Burdizzo's castrator
- Elastrator
- Antiseptic cotton
- Knife
- Scissors
- Antiseptic solution (dettol)
At what age is castration by the close method performed on cattle?
At what age is castration by the close method by burdizzo's catrator performed on goats?
What is performed within 7 days after birth in sheep and goats?
What are the components of the structure of the spermatic cord?
- Testicular artery
- Testicular vein
- Ductus deferens or Vas deferens
- Spermatic plexus
- External and Internal cremaster muscles
- Testicular lymphatics
- Visceral layer of tunica vaginalis
- Testicular nerve and lymph
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