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stand well, and owing to her resistance the accident may 

 occur. Slippery or uneven ground may also render the act 

 insecure and lead to injuries to the penis. 



Prevention should be based chiefly upon the avoidance of 

 these and other dangers. With cattle especially, it is im- 

 portant that the female be properly in estrum, and that the 



Fig. 6i — Rupture of Prepuce. Bull. 



G, Glaus ; F, fornix ; ft R, rupture of the prepuce near its juncture 



with the sheath. 



ground or floor of the enclosure in which copulation is to 

 occur be reasonably even. Zschokke commends (Der Un- 

 fruchtbarkeit des Rindes, page 66) service stocks consist- 

 ing of five posts upon which are fixed two beams which meet 

 in front to constitute an acute triangle, open at the base, 

 into which the cow is led and from which she can not readily 

 escape or make any extensive movements. 



In the handling of such injuries to the penis, little can be 

 done beyond the allaying of infection by means of antisep- 

 tic douches and the avoidance of sexual excitement, com- 



