WBC 5 total white blood cell count.
N:L 5 neutrophil to lymphocyte count.
Treatments: sham castration (CON; n 5 10), surgical castration (CAS; n 5 10),
castration and short-acting local anesthetic applied topically to the castration
wound (SHORT; n 5 10) and castration and long-acting local anesthetic
applied topically to the castration wound (LONG; n 5 10).