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hand. With this finger the ovaries and tubes are readily located 

 near the median line of the body. They are drawn through the 

 incision (see Fig. 174) and removed with emasculator same as 

 by flank method. 



The tubes are now sponged off with antiseptic solution, after 

 which they are replaced in the abdominal cavity and the wound 

 closed by two or three interrupted "through and through" sutures 

 (see J, Fig. 175), using the same needle and the same size silk as 

 flank method. The animal is now released. 



Fig. 175— Wound Closed (Belly Method). 



