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The practice of boiling goat testicles in water and reducing the water with repeated additions of sesame is common in India. [18] Ayurvedic texts describe it as a potent drug among other herbal ayurvedic formulations when discussing treating injury to genital organs. Goat and bull testicles have been consumed prior to the Muslim conquests in India.
Boar taint is caused by the accumulation of two compounds – androstenone and skatole – in the fat of male pigs. Androstenone (a male pheromone) is produced in the testes as male pigs reach puberty and gives the meat a urine or sweat flavour, while skatole (a byproduct of intestinal bacteria, or bacterial metabolite of the amino acid tryptophan) is produced in both male and female pigs and ...
Livestock may be castrated when used for food to prevent indiscriminate breeding, control aggression, and improve meat and carcass quality. [135] In domestic pigs the undesirable odour or taint of uncastrated males, called boar taint , is caused by androstenone and skatole concentrations stored in the fat tissues of the animal after sexual ...
An "intact" (i.e., not castrated) adult male is called a bull. A father bull is called a sire with reference to his offspring, such as in the herd book or purebred records. A female bovine that has not yet had a calf is known as a heifer. An adult female that has had her first calf (or second calf, depending upon regional usage) is called a cow ...
A specialized vocabulary is used in animal husbandry and animal fancy for neutered (castrated) animals: barrow Pig castrated before maturity. [74] bullock Male castrated draft animal. [75] capon Male castrated chicken. [74] gelding Male castrated horse, [76] or donkey. gib Male castrated cat, [77] or ferret. [74] havier Male castrated deer. [78 ...
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.
The term "GOAT" is an acronym for "Greatest of All Time" and is believed to have originated in the world of hip-hop music in the 1990s. The term was popularized by rapper and actor LL Cool J.
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.