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"NA'^hen sutures are adopted, it is better to use some of 

 ■each; two Hip, and two or three Labial, being quite 

 sufficient to retain the uterus in position. 



Another very common method is by a truss, which 

 may be composed of leather, webbing, or rope, and 

 "when the former of these is properly made, it is easy 

 to affix it to a roller round the chest, or waist. 



Fig. 50. 

 Lund's Truss Applied. 



In the absence of a truss, a rope, 25 to 30 feet long, 

 may be used. The rope must be doubled, and one end 

 passed over each shoulder, making a knot between the 

 animal's fore-limbs, and another knot at the base of 

 the neck; then passing one end on each side of the 

 neck, joining them at the withers, and knotting them 

 there. The ends are then passed back along the spine, 

 making a knot every 15 or 16 inches, then enclosing 

 the tail, and a knot at the superior and inferior com- 



