Is it truth that male food animals has to be castrated before they go to the slautherhouse? religious stuff?

Question

I know this question sounds silly but I want to know if it is truth and if it has anything to do with religion, and what happens if you don't emasculate the animal and just kill it for food?

Answer 1

Castration has nothing to do with religion. It's strictly a biology requirement. Uncastrated male cattle and other food animals have rank, stringy meat that is not as palatable.

Also, you want to keep the best males only for breeding to imprive your herd. If you let just any males breed your herd quality would go down.

Answer 2

I was raised on a cow ranch--the musky flavor from a fully-matured male animal's meat is generally thought to be undesirable over a castrated male's. However, since there is usually only the need for one male animal in the herd for reproduction purposes (and safety, since they will fight) most males are castrated.

Answer 3

They are castrated because it makes them more docile while they are being reared (especially if they are bulls) and because it makes them more inclined to reach maximum weight in a shorter time due to the hormonal change once the equipment is gone. It's not done for religious reasons.

Answer 4

if you are raising the male to eat then yes if you dont it will give the meat a funny taste.