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ANIMAL CASTRATION. 



grasps the testicles with both hands (Fig. 16) and 

 quickly draws them down into the scrotum. Hold- 



FlG. 16(A). 



DOUBLE SUBCUTANEOUS TORSION IN CATTLE. 



Softening the bags — first position of the hands. 



ing them there with the right hand, with the left he 

 raises the scrotum by the lower part, firmly pulling 

 upon it downwards and slightly from before back- 

 wards. The testicles are then moved upward and 

 downward in the sac, carrying with them the fibrous 

 covering. During this time a peculiar crackling 

 sound is heard, which is caused by the tearing apart 

 of the fibres of the cellular tissue lying between the 

 dartos and the fibrous coat. This laceration is some- 

 times difficult to effect, especially in aged animals, in 

 which case the up and down motion of the testicles 

 will require a greater numb'^r of repetitions before 

 the adhesions are torn. 



