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diet should be limited, 

 moving the sutures. 



Nature will ordinarily take care of re- 



CASTRATION OF THE '' RUPTURED '' BOAR. 



Scrotal hernia ("rupture") in the boar occurs invariably and 

 directly as a result of dilation or enlargement of the internal 

 abdominal ring. The anatomical function of the internal al)dom- 



Pig 88— Abdominal Wall Closed by Three Interrupted Sutures. 



inal ring is to allow the spemiatic cord to pass from the abdom- 

 inal cavity into the inguinal canal and at the same time prohibit 

 the passage of any portion of the intestines from the cavity into 

 that canal. 



