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ANIMAL CASTRATION 



there exists no hernia ov other abnormal conditions 

 which might seriously interfere with the work, and in 

 colts having developed sufficiently to enable the oper- 

 ator to thoroughly execute the technic. 



The matter and manner of restraint of his subjects 

 is of great importance to the veterinarian, and he 

 should not be wanting in proper judgment and skill 

 to employ the most practical, the safest, and most hu- 



-A PRACTICAL METHOD OF RESTRAINT FOR 

 CASTRATING COLTS 



mane means in. every instance. Experienced castrators 

 have demonstrated that the wild, untamed colt is han- 

 dled with the minimum degree of resistance when 

 quickly and securely confined in recumbency, and also 

 that the large, lethargic draft colt is more easily han- 

 dled in a gentle, leisurely, yet skillful, manner. In the 

 first instance there may be need of a lariat rope and 

 the employment of the old simple method of "hog 



