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order to conduct it intelligently, the examiner should have had 

 special instruction. He will use his senses of sight and touch 

 to determine the parts and organs that are abnormal and the 

 nature of the abnormality. Only by comparing the suspected 

 part with the normal part of the opposite side can he at times 



Fig. 71. — Cow-hook. 



Fig. 72. — Sickle-hock or sabre-leg. 



satisfy himself as to the existence of an unsoundness. He should 

 place the subject in a good light and inspect it in profile from 

 in front and behind, from the right and left sides, and obliquely 

 forward and backward. 



The accompanying outline is designed as a guide in conducting 

 an examination for soundness. 



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