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Castration Welfare

Castration Welfare is a livestock welfare assessment framework that specifically evaluates the physiological and behavioral impacts of castration practices on animal well-being, distinguishing it from broader welfare metrics by focusing on the mitigation of pain, stress, and long-term health outcomes associated with gonad removal in farm animals.

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Citations

83

Authors

38

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

23

Animal welfare implications of surgical castration and its alternatives in pigs

Eberhard von Borell, Johannes Baumgartner, M. Giersing et al. · animal · 2009 · 162 citations · Full text

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Castration of sex offenders: prisoners' rights versus public safety.

Charles L. Scott, Trent Holmberg · PubMed · 2003 · 87 citations

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Castration of lambs: A welfare comparison of different castration techniques in lambs over 10 weeks of age

Susanne Melches, Sibylle C. Mellema, Marcus G. Doherr et al. · The Veterinary Journal · 2006 · 68 citations

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Effect of band and knife castration of beef calves on welfare indicators of pain at three relevant industry ages: I. Acute pain1

Daniela M Meléndez, Sònia Martí, Edmond A. Pajor et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2017 · 50 citations

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Pain alleviation during castration of piglets: a comparative study of different farm options1

Flaviana Gottardo, Annalisa Scollo, Barbara Contiero et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2016 · 43 citations

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Authors

83

  1. JC
    J. Carol Petherick

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  2. AS
    Alison Small

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    3 publications · 77 citations

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  3. IG
    Ian G. Colditz

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  4. DM
    D. M. Ferguson

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  5. SE
    S.A. Edwards

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 205 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

38

  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    77 citations

  2. Agriculture and Food

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    77 citations

  3. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    231 citations

  4. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

    Canberra, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  5. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

    Halle, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    185 citations

  6. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    205 citations

  7. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    202 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 123 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Animal Science

    2 publications · 93 citations

    2

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  4. In Practice

    2 publications · 35 citations

    2

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  5. Research in Veterinary Science

    2 publications · 74 citations

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