KESTKAINT OF THE OX IN ,;EEOUMBENT POSTUEE. 



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Fig. 265. Rueff's Method of Casting the Ox — Second Position. 



Rueff's Method of Casting. 



The method used in Germany by Rueff, Figure 264, con- 

 sists of looping a rope thirty-six feet long around base of horns 

 (a). This rope is then passed along on top of neck and half 

 hitches taken around base of neck (b), chest (c), and flank 

 (d). The free end is then carried backward over the hip (e) 

 and with one assistant controlling the head, traction is made on 

 free end of rope sufficient to compress the body, and in a few 

 seconds the animal will lie down, at which time the restraint 

 may be completed by application of hobbles. 



Figure 265 represents the animal about ready to go down. 

 Figure 266 represents the animal cast, ready to be secured. 



Fig. 266. Rueff's IVlethod of Casting the Ox — Third Position. 



