OOPHORECTOMY. 



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111 the cow the ovaries lie below the transverse processes of the 

 fourth to the sixth lumbar vertebrae, level with the external angle 

 of the ilium, but about 2 to 2\ inches nearer the middle line. They 

 are nearly the size of walnuts, are flattened, rounded, and of firm 

 consistence, for which latter reason they are easy to recognise. When 



L.L.V. 



A.W. 



Fig. 252. — Transverse section of the posterior abdominal region in a 

 vertical plane. The subject is a cow, and the vertical plane passes in front 

 of the last lumbar vertebra. The figure shows the position of the uterus 

 and the insertion of the ovaries in the uterine ligaments (seen from above), 

 o. Ovary, h. Horn of the uterus, u. Uterus, b.u.l. Broad uterine 

 ligament, v. Vagina, r. Rectum, p. Pelvis, a.w. Abdominal wall. 

 l.l.v. Last lumbar vertebra. 



cystic, however, as in nymphomania, either one or both may be 

 very much enlarged. 



Charlier's operation is performed as follows : — -The animal, which 

 must be in good health, receives half rations on the evening before, 

 and no food whatever on the morning of operation. The operation 

 is best performed with the animal in the standing position, and in 

 its stall. The head is fastened up short, and two men standing near 

 the hind quarters prevent the animal moving to either side. One 



