. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. The Uterine Seal 117 3. The Uterine Seal If the vagina and cervix are healthy, the cervical canal is well sealed at from thirty to forty days after conception and it may be felt clearly upon palpation per vaginam. In order to recognize this, the finger tip must be pressed carefully and gently against the external os uteri and then cautiously withdrawn; if the seal is present, it is readily revealed by its adhesiveness. In the earlier stages the seal is very small, only one-eighth to one-fourth inch across, and does
. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. The Uterine Seal 117 3. The Uterine Seal If the vagina and cervix are healthy, the cervical canal is well sealed at from thirty to forty days after conception and it may be felt clearly upon palpation per vaginam. In order to recognize this, the finger tip must be pressed carefully and gently against the external os uteri and then cautiously withdrawn; if the seal is present, it is readily revealed by its adhesiveness. In the earlier stages the seal is very small, only one-eighth to one-fourth inch across, and does not pro-. FiCx. 44—The uterine Seal in Early Pregnancy in Heifer. t\ Embryo % inch loiit^ in the embryonic sac ; S, uterine seal in cross sec- tion ; O, ovary with corpus lutem of pregnancy ; A, uterine seal protruding from the vaginal end of the cervix. ject into the vagina. It is distinct, however, and adheres clearly to the finger tips. It continues to grow and soon bulges out into the vagina. The uterine seal involves the cervical mucosa only. As stated earlier, however, the annu- lar folds of the cervical mucosa push out into the vagina in the cow which has calved and especially when she has suf- fered from cervicitis. The protruding portions of the cervical. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Walter Long, 1856- [from old catalog]; Williams, Walter Wilkinson, 1892- [from old catalog] joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , The author
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