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limbs are the parts most frequently removed in this way. 

 An incision is made through the skin from as high up as 

 possible longitudinally downwards as far as the fetlock. 



Fia. 104!. — Gowan's Knife. 



Fig. 105— Finger Hook. 



Tig. 103. — Common 

 Embryotomy Knife. 



Fig. 106. — Chain Saw, with removable handles, for embryotomy. 



where a circular division of the skin is made. The 

 subcutaneous areolar tissue is then divided as much as 

 possible, first with the knife, then with the fingers. The 

 limb is then removed by a forcible steady pull, its muscular 

 attachments to the trunk giving way. The skin can sub- 

 sequently be used for traction, a rope being fixed to it, and 

 also, in some cases of embryotomy, serves to protect sharp 



