Effect of Burdizzor's Bloodless Castration on Blood Picture of Calves

Cheong, Chang Kook; Han, Hong Ryul; Kim, Sang In

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1973;13(2):131-136.

Chang Kook Cheong¹, Hong Ryul Han¹, Sang In Kim²

¹Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture Seoul National University
²Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine Seoul National University

자우(仔牛)의 무혈거세(無血去勢)가 혈액상(血液像)에 미치는 영향(影響)

정창국¹, 한홍율¹, 김상인²

¹서울대학교 농과대학 수의학과
²서울대학교 의과대학 임상병리학교실

Abstract

Effect of Burdizzor's bloodless castration on blood picture, serum transaminase activity and growth of Korean calves were observed for 90 days period on indoor feeding. The results obtained were as follows; 1. In complete blood count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, total leucccyte count were shown only little changes comparing with that of controls. 2. In diffenentiaI count, the lymphocytes were significantly decreased in first week following castration, while the neutophils were relatively decreased (with a relative lymphocytosis) in later period of experiment (2 to 12 weeks). 3. Serum transaminase(SGOT and SGPT) and alkaline phosphatase activities were not influenced by Burdizzor's bloodless castration. 4. On average total gain of body weight, no significant differences were found between castrated and noncastrated groups during the experimental period.