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is long and thin, the sheath longer than in the horse. 

 The peculiarity in the male organ of ruminants (cattle 

 and sheep) is the S-shaped curve which permits of rapid 

 extension of that organ, but prevents the passage of a 

 catheter. The end of the penis of the ram is marked by 

 a small thin projection, the worm as it is called by shep- 

 herds; the removal of this worm (often performed in 

 Great Britain to prevent the stoppage of small stones in 

 the urethra) is said to render a ram infertile. (?) 



The semen (spermatic fluid) is a sticky white fluid with 

 a peculiar odor; it contains numerous little objects with 

 ovoid heads and wavy tails known as spermatozoa, by 

 means of the wavy movement they are enabled to make 

 their way up the fallopian tubes of the female. 



The Female Reproductive Organs are the ovaries, fallo- 

 pian tubes, womb (uterus), vagina, vulva. The ovaries 



GENERATIVE ORGANS OF A MARE (AFTER AUZOUX). 



B, rectum; Va, vagina; B, bladder; N, neck of the womb; U, womb or 

 uterus; H, horns of the womb; O, ovary. 



are situated below and behind the kidneys, fastened to 

 the uterine ligament ; they are bluish or reddish white 

 in color, and although smaller, resemble the testicles in 

 shape. The ovaries are the birthplace of the ovum (egg). 



