The Process of Breeding. 



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Two crooked tubes, one from each ovary, convey the 

 ovum to the horns of the womb, these tubes are lodged 

 in the folds of the broad ligament. The womb (uterus) is 

 a nmsculo-membranous organ with very distensible walls, 

 situated in the pelvic cavity and below the loin and 

 croup. The uterus is said to have a body, horns and 

 neck (os). The horns (in the mare) are directed upwards 



WOMB OF A COW (AFTER AUZOUX). 



C Cotyledons or buttons, the afterbirth is partially stripped oft' two 

 of the upper ones. 



and forwards, in the cow downwards. The back part of 

 the womb is narrowed to form the neck (os) which pro- 

 jects into the vagina. In the mare the womb lining is 

 comparatively smooth, whereas in the cow the mucous 

 membrane lining the uterus shows rounded elevations 



