hemicastration

(hĕm″ē-kăs-trā′shŭn) [″ + L. castrare, to prune]

The removal of one ovary or testicle. At one time, removal of the left testicle was done on the erroneous assumption that sperm from the right testicle produced only sons.

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Testes growth and plasma LH concentration following hemicastration and its relation with female prolificacy in sheep.

Relacion de la edad, peso corporal y medidas morfometricas sobre el inicio de la pubertad en corderos polypay del altiplano potosino

Effects of hemicastration and castration on foam production and its relationship with fertility in male Japanese quail.

Variation in Advertisement Call Properties of the Japanese Quail

Effects of hemicastration on foam production and its relationship with fertility in male Japanese quail.

Medicion indirecta de la liberacion de androgenos y su relacion con la conducta sexual en coturnix japonica

Following hemicastration (removal of one testicle), the remaining testicle hypertrophies and eventually becomes almost twice as large as normal.