Animal Castration 



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Fig. SO — Swine and Sheep Emasculator. 



and the animal properly secured this operation is simple and an 

 extremely easy one to perform. The scrotum is firmly grasped 

 with the left hand and two bold incisions made. (H, I, Pig. 82.) 



Sterilization of Instruments and Cleansing Hands of Operator 

 — Same as for castration of the bull. (See page 96.) 



These incisions should begin well forward on the scrotum and 

 extend sufficiently far backward to allow the testicle to be re- 

 moved from the scrotum without effort, The larger the incision 

 the better. These incisions should be parallel to each other and 

 to the "median line." They should be from one-half to one 



Fig. 81 — Testicle of Boar. O, Testes; P, R, Epididymus; S, T, Spermatic Cord. 



