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RESTRAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



Fig. 212. Kyle Bros. Operating Table, Upright Position, Rear View. 



by the feet instead of the girths, making it much easier on 

 the animal. 



Figure 213 represents the table in upright position, with 

 horse attached ready to be lowered to horizontal position. The 

 stocks are not illustrated in cut ; however, they are made of 

 4x6 lumber and are located in front of the table, the padded 

 table raised perpendicularly answering as one side. The sills of 

 stocks are attached to the ends of the sills of the table frame and 

 extend forward to outer edge of platform where the posts are 

 attached, which are 7 feet high, well braced from one to the 

 other by a beam and at corners by strong bolts. 



Animals are forced into the stocks by a swinging (wooden) 

 bar. This bar swings from either end and is operated by a rope 

 attached to one end of the ratchet shaft. The girths and ratchet 

 ropes are then applied, which prevents lying down or shifting 

 about while making examinations of the mouth, drenching, 



