Rooster other calls as well, and can cluck, similar to the hen. Roosters occasionally make a patterned series of clucks to attract hens to a source of food, the same way a mother hen does for her chicks. Rooster crowing contests are a traditional sport in several countries, such as Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United States, Indonesia and Japan. The oldest contests are held with longcrowers. Depending on the breed, either the duration of the crowing or the times the rooster crows within a certain time is measured. A capon is a castrated rooster. In the caponization procedure, the bird's
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines of the European Pharmacopoeia" procedure was established in 1992 as a pilot phase and turned into a routine procedure in 1994 for chemical substances, and was expanded in 2003 to include herbal drugs and herbal drug preparations. It aims to evaluate whether the relevant European Pharmacopoeia monograph(s) can be used to adequately control the quality and impurity profile of an API or excipient produced and/or distributed by a particular manufacturer. The procedure is complemented by an inspection programme of manufacturing and/or distribution sites. The Certification procedure is not compulsory – it is a service that is offered to manufacturers, who