Capon Capon A capon (from ) is a cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding. In the United Kingdom, birds sold as capons are chemically or physically castrated cocks. The origins of caponised chickens are contested. They were known in ancient China as well as in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. An early record of caponisation is found under the Roman Republic: the Lex Faunia of 162 BC forbade fattening hens to conserve grain rations, so the Romans instead castrated roosters, which resulted
Terma A/S Terma A/S in the direction of electronic measuring instruments and with the employment of a Norwegian engineer soon developed a radar that would prove to be competitive in both price and quality. Within 6 years of buying Terma, Juncker was employing up to 120 people before his untimely death in 1955. It was under Juncker's ownership and management that Terma developed into the company it is today. Over a period of 20 years Terma A/S started developing radar- computer- and air defense systems and expanded to the European market and started producing missile systems. The Thomas B. Thrige foundation took