Journal of Veterinary Science & Animal Welfare | Volume 4 | Issue 1 | 2020-02-10

Comparative between Agno3 and Kmno4 as an Alternate Method of Castration in Lwy Boar

Vanlal Hmangaihsanga

Abstract

The study aims to determine the efficiency of castration between two different chemicals for castration. The study was carried out in 16 Large White Yorkshire male pigs of 2-3 months and reared till slaughter age. Intratesticular injection of chemical was done when the pig reached the age of 2-3 months for inducing castration in the pig. The animals were divided into two groups consisting of 8 animals in each group, in which in Treatment-1 or T1 the pigs were castrated chemically using 5% AgNO3 and for the other group Treatment-2 or T2 were castrated using KMnO4 . Statistical analysis revealed that there was no significant (P>0.05) difference between the two groups in testicular measurement and the testosterone concentration. But, numerical observation for both of the findings reveals that there was a different between the two treatment groups with lower testicular measurement and testosterone concentration in T2 group. Histopathologically the testes in T2 group revealed lesser number of sertoli cells in the testicular tissue and most of the seminiferous tubules were devoid of spermatozoa. From the present finding it may be concluded that castration using KMnO4 may be the best option for castration of the pigs.

Keywords: Large White Yorkshire, Statistical Analysis, Spermatozoa