cow, HEIFER AND CALF SPAYINO 



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^yomids should be observed from day to day for stitch abscesses, eto. 

 Should abscesses develop, the suture should be removed and the pus allowed 

 to escape. The sutures should be removed, when possible, about the eighth 

 day. Oftentimes the sutures are not removed, in which event they finally 

 sloua-h out. 



Fig. 162 — Incision (belly method). 



CALF SPAYING 



Objects and Indications — Calves are spayed for the same purposes that 

 heifers are spayed, viz. : the operation hastens their growth and develop- 

 ment, besides improving the texture and nutritive properties of the meat. 

 Spayed calves may be raised to full maturity without the annoyance of 

 either estrum or pregnancy. Another reason for calf spaying is that the 

 mortality rate is less in young than in older animals. There are two ap- 

 proved methods of spaying calves, viz. : the belly method and the flank 

 method. 



