Compared to a bull, a bullock is docile because of
Correct answer: B. Lower levels of blood testosterone
- A. Higher levels of cortisone
- B. Lower levels of blood testosterone
- C. Lower levels of adrenaline/noradrenaline in its blood
- D. Higher levels of thyroxine.
Explanation
A bullock is a castrated bull. Bulls are castrated to make them more meek and docile. Castration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a male loses the functions of the testes or a female loses the functions of the ovaries. Castration is the removal or destruction of one or both testicles and results in sterility, decreased sexual desire, and inhibition of secondary sex characteristics. It is performed for the purpose of improving the quality of meat and decreasing the aggressiveness of farm animals; in pet animals it prevents unwanted mating behaviour, reproduction, and wandering.
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