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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] intacte, from [[Latin]] intactus,  from in- + tactus, past participle of tangere  to [[touch]] — more at [[tangent]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] intacte, from [[Latin]] intactus,  from in- + tactus, past participle of tangere  to [[touch]] — more at [[tangent]]

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes : entire, uninjured

*1 : untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes : entire, uninjured

:b : not castrated  

:b : not castrated  

==Description==

==Description==

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_husbandry animal husbandry], entire (or '''intact''') indicates an [[animal]] has not been desexed, i.e., spayed ([[female]]) or neutered  ([[male]]).

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_husbandry animal husbandry], entire (or '''intact''') indicates an [[animal]] has not been desexed, i.e., spayed ([[female]]) or neutered  ([[male]]).

Animals are desexed for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding selective breeding] purposes. Males may also be neutered in order to make them more tractable or meatier. A specialized vocabulary has arisen for neutered animals of given [[species]], see more at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castration castration].

Animals are desexed for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding selective breeding] purposes. Males may also be neutered in order to make them more tractable or meatier. A specialized vocabulary has arisen for neutered animals of given [[species]], see more at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castration castration].

Except where a desexed pet is desirable, entire animals usually fetch much higher prices than castrated ones, mostly because they retain the ability to breed. There are various [[health]] [[effects]] of the [[decision]] to leave an animal intact, or to castrate it.

Except where a desexed pet is desirable, entire animals usually fetch much higher prices than castrated ones, mostly because they retain the ability to breed. There are various [[health]] [[effects]] of the [[decision]] to leave an animal intact, or to castrate it.

[[Category: Health]]

[[Category: Health]]