fighting turkeys

Re: fighting turkeys

Hannah Wynne Richards — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:19:04 GMT

Chemical caponisation is definitely banned if for human consumption-but I'm not certain if there are exemptions if definitely pets

Wynne

Re: fighting turkeys

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:04:58 GMT

[quote user="Bob Russell"] Is caponising done anywhere?[/quote]

Illegal, I think. I'm prepared to be corrected.

Re: fighting turkeys

Bob Russell — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:50:58 GMT

Suspect males and 'hormones'! Generally turkey''s seem to be quite social creatures with limited social hierarchy (and near to no brains).

Time of year? Is caponising done anywhere? Or lots of lady turkeys to take whatever brains they have off each other!

Re: fighting turkeys

CatherineThomas — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:29:40 GMT

I just spoke to someone at Virbac. He says that he doesn't have any information about Turkeys and mine was the first phone call to ask about Turkeys. He also said that some vets have tried them for behavioural problems in parrots but the results seem to be a bit hit and miss. Possibly due to the fact that avian GNRH is different to mammalian GNRH. He also said that as they tend to be implanted into the muscle in birds rather than subcutaneously this may lead to faster uptake and so if there are any positive effects they may wear off sooner than 6 months.

Re: fighting turkeys

Mark Rowland — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:54:48 GMT

You can certainly give them a go. Contact Virbac and they may advise you further. If I were to do it I would get some pre implant bloods and then recheck in 6 weeks (sex steroids). I have used them to treat aggression in male bearded dragons and Tortoises