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Axi:\[AL Castration 



Sterilization of lustrnnients, Cleansing Operator'' s Hands and 

 Operative Field — Same as for castration of the "ridgling" boar. 

 (See page 109.) 



Operative Technique — AVith the pig in position, the instrn- 

 ments sterilized, hands of operator and operative field cleansed 

 and disinfected, we proceed as follows: Locate the internal ab- 

 dominal ring. This can nsnally be done by pressure applied ex- 

 ternallv in the inguinal region. With location of the ring as 



Fig. 90— View of the Scrotum After Animal Is Hung Up for Operation. 



