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ANIMAL CASTRATION 



Tlu' oiK'i-ator's bands .should he tlioroughlj- washed with tineture of green 

 soap and warm water, using a scrub hnish, after whieh wash them in the 

 above mentioned antiseptic solution. 



Preparation of Operative Field — If much hair is present on the scrotum 



Pig. 107 — View cf the abdominal organs. G, Descended testicle; H, rectum; 

 I, urinary Ijladder; J, undescended testicle located in the sublumbar 

 region; K, intestines. 



it should be clipped off, after which the scrotum should be washed with 

 an antiseptic solution and painted with tincture of iodin. 



Operative Technic — The modus operandi is ver_y simple and the opera- 

 tion requires only a few seconds time. With the left thumb and index fin- 

 ger grasp the scrotum above the testicles and make its skin taut by squeez- 



