This document discusses three common methods for castrating goats: the Burdizzo method, knife method, and elastrator method. The Burdizzo method crushes the spermatic cord to stop blood flow to the testes without removing them. The knife method surgically removes the testicles using a sharp knife. The elastrator method uses rubber rings to cut off blood circulation to the testicles, causing them to fall off. Castration is important to prevent inbreeding, unwanted pregnancies, and safety issues, and it reduces odor and improves meat quality.

1. RECAP

2. IDENTIFY ON WHAT PARTICULAR NUMBER IS
THE FOLLOWING GOAT IN THE HERD.

3. IDENTIFY ON WHAT PARTICULAR NUMBER IS
THE FOLLOWING GOAT IN THE HERD.

4. CASTRATION
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5. Castration is the
disruption of
testicular function,
usually by removal
of the testes of male
animals, and has
been a routine
management
procedure for most
bull calves since
ancient times.

6. BURDIZZO
METHOD
KNIFE
METHOD
ELASTRAT
OR
METHOD
THREE COMMONLY USED CASTRATION METHODS FOR
GOATS

7. BURDIZZO METHOD
The Burdizzo (emasculatome) crushes the
spermatic cord and stops the blood supply to
the testes. Without this blood supply, the
testicles atrophy (shrivel up) but the scrotum
remains intact. It is a bloodless technique and
less painful than surgical castration.

8. KNIFE METHOD
Technique and sanitation are important,
but using a sharp knife to remove a small
testicle, pulling on the spermatic cord and
scraping those blood vessels with the knife
(to reduce bleeding) creates minimal
stress.” This method is quick and sanitary,
and the calves heal quickly.

9. ELASTRATOR METHOD
The Elastrator castration method is also a common
method of castration for goat. This method uses a
small rubber band that cuts off the circulation to the
testicles, causing necrosis to the testicles, which
eventually fall off with the band after 3-6 weeks.
Ideally this should be placed on goats no more than 2
weeks of age to ensure correct placement of ring. DO
NOT USE ELASTRATOR RINGS UNLESS BOTH TESTICLES
ARE IN THE SCROTUM

10. Ideally this should be placed on goats no more than
2 weeks of age to ensure correct placement of ring.
DO NOT USE ELASTRATOR RINGS UNLESS BOTH
TESTICLES ARE IN THE SCROTUM

11. IMPORTANCE OF
CASTRATION
1. Prevention of inbreeding
Inbreeding leads to poor growth rate,
poor food conversion ratio, and some
other genetic defects.
2. Prevention of unwanted
pregnancies.
3. Safety of employees, producers, and
other animals.

12. 4. Reduced taint odour or goaty smell
in the meat of male animals.
5. Improved weight development and
carcass quality.