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the back bone and the flaps laid back, the bowels will 

 then be in view. The saw can then be used to saw be- 

 tween the hind legs, thus letting them fall to the ground 

 besides opening up the pelvis, the saw can also be used 

 on the ribs, cutting them midway between the breast 

 bone and back; by lifting the sawed piece out the lung 

 cavity is exposed and its contents in view. Always cut 

 through the skin and muscles before using the saw on a 

 part. 



If the animal is on its side, preferably its right side, 

 the abdomen should be opened and the ribs sawed close 

 to the back and breast bones, the sections removed, thus 

 exposing the entire lung and bowel cavities; when re- 

 moving the part over the upper lung it should be noticed 

 whether the inner surface of the part removed had ad- 

 hered to (grown to) the lung. 



If the disease affecting the animal was known, only 

 those parts affected need be examined; it is, however, 

 better to examine the entire body. 



Draw out the big gut (great colon) and unfold it, then 

 the small intestines as far as possible, thus exposing the 

 mesentery, its blood vessels and nodes, which should be 

 examined; then the remaining intestines are drawn out 

 over the back. After a careful examination of all the 

 parts they are cut through at their attachments and 

 removed. 



In cattle and sheep the stomachs should be removed 

 and examined first, the third stomach and contents in 

 cattle and the fourth in sheep being scrutinized thor- 

 oughly. When the stomach of a horse is opened the 

 quantity of bots present should be mentioned in the notes 



