CASTRATION OP THE BULL 



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It force the testicles upward until the lower one-third of the scrotum can 

 be severed without injuring them. With the knife in the right hand it is 

 an easy matter to remove the lower one-third of the scrotal sac. 



The tunica vaginalis containing the testicles drops outside the remaining 

 portion of the scrotum. By nicking the tunic the testicles themselves are 



Fig. 69 — Method of operating in which apex (bottom) of scrotum is removed. 



G, H, testicles in scrotum: I, knife; .J, position of tlae right liand; 



position of the left hand; L. incision. 



exposed. With the right hand grasp one of them and make two pounds 

 traction on the cord, with the left hand strip the scrotal tissue from the 

 cord until it is isolated well up to the summit of the scrotimi. Next grasp 

 the testicle with the left hand and make two pounds traction on the cord. 

 With the right hand apply the emasculator and force it upward to the 

 summit of the scrotum in order that a sufficient amount of spermatic cord 



