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water, after which sponge off with antiseptic solution. As a fur- 

 ther precaution against septic infection it is well to paint the skin 

 with tincture iodine. The incision is made similar to that em- 

 ployed in heifer sj^aying (pages 177-179) with the exception that in 

 the calf a much smaller one is used since only the index and sec- 

 ond finger are introduced into the abdominal cavity, whereas in 

 heifer spaying the whole hand is inserted. With the two fingers 

 inside the abdominal cavity a search is made for the uppermost 



Fig. 162— Jncision (Belly Method). 



fallopian tube or ovary. One or the other of these is usually 

 found with little difficulty by wiping downwards and backwards 

 towards pubic brim. When located the ovary is brought up into 

 the incision and its attachments severed with the emasculator. 



