caponize
Geld male chickens
To caponize is to castrate a rooster, producing a capon—a bird that grows larger and more tender than an intact male.
The practice yields fattier, more flavorful meat prized in traditional cooking.
The term occasionally extends figuratively to mean emasculating or rendering ineffective: The committee caponized the original proposal.
Excision of reproductive glands
- neuteringSurgical sterilization of animals
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
emasculation · gelding · desexing · fixing · altering · orchidectomy · scalpel · suture
Male domestic fowl
- cockerelMale chicken, not mature
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- pulletYoung female chicken
- henFemale fowl
fowl · coop · flock · bantam · broiler · comb · wattle · spur
Farm management practice
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- farmingCultivating land for food
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
ranching · poultry farming · meat production · market · butchering · culling · feed
castration
Excision of reproductive glands
- neuteringSurgical sterilization of animals
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
sterilization · emasculation · gelding · desexing · fixing · altering · orchidectomy · scalpel · suture · anesthesia
rooster
Male domestic fowl
hen · fowl · coop · flock · bantam · broiler · comb · wattle · spur · feathers
husbandry
Farm management practice
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- farmingCultivating land for food
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
domestication · ranching · poultry farming · meat production · market · butchering · culling · feed