Understanding Castration in Male Goats for Better Management
Learn about the importance of castrating 4-month-old 7kg goat kids, when to perform castration, reasons for castration, and various references on small ruminant castration and reproductive tract of male goats.
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GENERAL INFORMATION C A S E 1 : H OW TO G O A B O U T C A S T R AT I N G A 4 - M O N T H - O L D 7 - K I L O G R A M G OAT K I D O N PA S T U R E
DEFINITION: CASTRATION (ALSO KNOWN AS BILATERAL ORCHIDECTOMY), IS DEFINED AS THE REMOVAL OF THE TESTICLES.
REPRODUCTIVE TRACT OF A MALE GOAT
Kids should be castrated by 2 weeks of age if they are to enter the food production system to be reared for meat as the testosterone can cause the meat to become tainted. It is advised that pet goats be castrated after 6-12 months of age however, as their growth may benefit from the production of sex hormones as well as to prevent the occurrence of uroliths.
Other reasons for castration include; To prevent unwanted breeding and to make the animal easier to handle in the presence of females To curb aggression or aggressive behaviour To correct scrotal hernia, and for management of malignant disease or irreversible disease of the testicles
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