Surgical castration versus chemical castration in donkeys: response of stress, lipid profile and redox potential biomarkers

Abstract Background Castration is a husbandry practice raising important questions on the welfare and physiological status of farm animals. Searching for effective castration methods that minimally compromise the body physiology is worthy of attention. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the dif...

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Main Authors: Nasser S. Abou-Khalil, Marwa F. Ali, Magda M. Ali, Ahmed Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02530-0