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young sows the left tube is now withdrawn from the abdominal cavity and 

 followed back to the bifurcation wdiere the right tube is encountered. The 

 right tube is withdrawn from the abdominal cavity and followed until the 

 right ovary is located, after which the ovary is drawn out of the abdomen 

 through the incision and both ovaries (P) placed in the emasculator and 



Fig. 174 — Excision of the ovaries, belly method, sow. F, Ovaries; G, fallopian 

 tubes and horns; H, emasculator. 



their attachments severed bj' closing the handles of the instrument. The 

 tubes (Q) are now washed and replaced in the abdominal cavity (Fig. 171), 

 and the incision closed by two interrupted sutures. These sutures should be 

 made with a No. 3 half-circle Hagedorn needle and No. 12 braided silk. 

 The sutures should extend through all layers of the abdominal wall, includ- 

 ing the skin and peritoneum, or in other words, should be M'hat are known 



