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AxiMAL Castration 



in the scrotum at time of severing the spermatic cord. If at least 

 one inch of the tunica be removed then there is no occasion, in 

 fact, no possibility of a hydrocele developing. 



Frequency — It is rare to see hydrocele in the stallion and colt, 

 however, the reverse is true as regards the mule. Hydrocele is 

 decided!}^ the most frequent sequelae of mule castration, and noth- 

 ing reflects quite so much — in mule raising centers — upon a man 's 

 ability and qualification as having numerous mules which he cas- 



Fig. 60 — Well Developed Hydrocele ("Water Bag") in a Three-Year-Old Mule. 

 A, Hydrocele. 



trates turn up later with "water bags." While they do not inter- 

 fere in the least with the general health and usefulness of the 

 animal they are nevertheless great "eye sores," and depreciate 

 the animal's marketable value, hence should in every instance be 



