Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Neutering, from the Latin neuter ('of neither sex'), [1] is the removal of a non-human animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part. The male-specific term is castration , while spaying is usually reserved for female animals.
Surgical castration in animals is often called neutering. Castration of animals is intended to favor a desired development of the animal or of its habits, as an anaphrodisiac or to prevent overpopulation. The parallel of castration for female animals is spaying. Castration may also refer medically to oophorectomy in female humans and animals.
Pediatric spaying (also known as “prepuberal” or “early” spaying) or neutering is defined as performing an ovariohysterectomy (spaying) or orchidectomy (castration or neutering) on a kitten or puppy between the ages of 6 and 14 weeks. Spaying and neutering are
The Michelson Prize & Grants in Reproductive Biology, a program of the Found Animals Foundation, [13] is the largest single source of funding for research to advance non-surgical fertility control for cats and dogs. Up to $50 million in grants for research into nonsurgical sterilization methods has been committed by the foundation.
World Spay Day advocates spaying, or neutering, advocating it "as a proven means of saving the lives of companion animals, community (feral and stray) cats, and street dogs who might otherwise be put down in a shelter or killed on the street." [1] It is an event held on the last Tuesday in February each year.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
A castrated male is called a steer in the United States. Older steers are sometimes called bullocks in other parts of the world, [6] but in North America this term refers only to a young bull. Piker bullocks are micky bulls (uncastrated young male bulls) that were caught, castrated and then were later lost.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.