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A castrated male goat; A castrated male sheep; Wether Down, a hill in Hampshire; Wether Hill (Lake District), a hill in Cumbria; Wether Holm (disambiguation) See also
The Burdizzo is the name brand of a company that makes a castration device which employs a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. Once the blood supply to the testicles is lost, testicular necrosis occurs, and the testicles shrink, soften, and eventually deteriorate completely.
Elastration (a portmanteau of "elastic" and "castration") is a bloodless method of male castration and docking commonly used for livestock. Elastration is simply banding the body part (scrotum or tail) until it drops off. This method is favored for its simplicity, low cost, and minimal training requirements.
Stag (cattle, sheep) Steer (cattle) (Castration performed on young calf) Wether (sheep, goat) An incompletely castrated male in livestock species (horse and cattle) is known as a rig. The term stag is used for a male animal castrated after the secondary sex characteristics have developed to such a point as to give him the appearance of sexual ...
Cattle, sheep, and goats are sometimes dehorned [1] [2] for economic and safety reasons. Disbudding is a different process with similar results; it cauterizes and thus destroys horn buds before they have grown into horns. Disbudding is commonly performed early in an animal's life, as are other procedures such as docking and castration. In some ...
Male castrated deer. [78] lapin Male castrated rabbit. [74] ox Male castrated draft animal. [75] spay Female neutered cat. [77] poulard Female spayed chicken. [74] sprite Female neutered ferret. [74] steer Male cattle castrated before maturity. [74] stag Male cattle or pig castrated after maturity. [74] wether Male castrated goat or sheep. [74]
By comparison, the equivalent term for castrated male cattle would be steer (or bullock), and wether for sheep and goats. Castration allows a male animal to be more calm, better-behaved, less sexually aggressive, and more responsive to training efforts.
Rollover sheep handler for crutching, foot inspection and paring, general husbandry, udder inspection etc. Springer - a ewe close to lambing. Stag – a ram castrated after about 6 months of age. Staple – a group of wool fibres that formed a cluster or lock. Store – a sheep (or other meat animal) in good average condition, but not fat ...