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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: LAS LAB - Castration, Reasons in horses > to prevent unwanted matings > to calm down their behaviour - entire stallions can be much more difficult to handle than geldings > for medical reasons - eg trauma to the testicles, CASTRATION when? Avoid > Extreme climates > Fly season, Non-surgical includes Immunocastration, CASTRATION defined as to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld, Postoperative consider Complications, CASTRATION disadvantages > Lower FCR by 13% > Lower leaner meat > Decreased Daily Weight gain 10 to 20% More fat depostion, CASTRATION via Exicision of the Gonads > Bilateral Orchiectomy in a male, Intraoperative consider by Method, Postoperative healing of Scrotum, Elastic Banding using EZE Bander, Calicrate Bander, Complications include Swelling, Preoperative either Recumbent, Closed either Elastic Banding, Species including Cattle, Postoperative consider Recommendations, Closed either Short Scrotum method, Reasons in farm animals > to increase growth rate > to improve the quality of meat - meat from entire male animals (eg boars) often has a very strong, unpleasant smell and taste > to reduce dangerous behavioural traits - for example, entire bulls can be dangerous to handle compared to neutered bullocks. > to prevent unwanted breeding - farmers only want to breed from the best genetic stock, CASTRATION perioperative procedures Postoperative, CASTRATION methods Chemical or Immunocastration, Species including Horse