Department of Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Nigeria.
Senior Lecturer.
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Professor.
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Professor.
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Professor.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Nigeria.
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Nigeria.
Associate Professor,Department of Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. Nigeria
Castration of bucks is a management practice that is essential for breed improvement and market-oriented buck production. This study assessed the haematological alterations induced by Burdizzo castration, pinhole castration and orchidectomy in red Sokoto bucks. A total of 16 red Sokoto bucks, aged six months to one-year and weighing between 11kg to 12 kg, were randomly and equally assigned into 4 groups (A, B, C and D. Bucks in groups A, B and C were castrated by Burdizzo, pinhole castration and orchidectomy techniques while the group D animals were not castrated (control). Blood samples were collected pre-castration, immediately after castration and at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48 and 72 hours post-castration (HPC), and processed for haematology. Results revealed non-significant decrease (P>0.05) in packed cell volume, haemoglobin concentration and total red blood cell count at 4 HPC and a return to normal range values by 12 hours HPC with non-significant fluctuations thereafter in groups A, B and C. There were significant increases (P<0.05) in the total white blood cells and neutrophil count in all castrated bucks at immediate PC period with maximum increase recorded following the orchidectomy. No significant difference (P>0.05) in the lymphocyte count was observed in all bucks for up to 72 HPC. Burdizzo castration and pinhole castration induced less haematological alterations compared to orchidectomy in the red Sokoto bucks.
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