Animal castration : a book for the use of students and practitioners . ither tw^o weeks before or twoweeks after weaning. If the operation is performed at or nearweaning time it has a tendency to retard their growth and de-velopment. If allowed to run too long they become boarishbesides the operation is more painful than it would have beenif they had been operated on younger. Season—Hogs should not be castrated during the summermonths while flies are prevalent. Best to operate during latefall, winter and early spring. Preparation—No special preparation is necessary unless it beto have the anim
Animal castration : a book for the use of students and practitioners . ither tw^o weeks before or twoweeks after weaning. If the operation is performed at or nearweaning time it has a tendency to retard their growth and de-velopment. If allowed to run too long they become boarishbesides the operation is more painful than it would have beenif they had been operated on younger. Season—Hogs should not be castrated during the summermonths while flies are prevalent. Best to operate during latefall, winter and early spring. Preparation—No special preparation is necessary unless it beto have the animals empty, which would lessen the danger ofinjury from handling. Restraint—In castrating large boars it is necessary to take ad-vantage of the animal to a very decided degree. This is essential,first, on account of the great strength of the animal comparedto its size, and, second, on account of there being no favorablepart or appendage of the hog by which a firm hand hold can betaken. Satisfactorv restraint mav be had by several different 106 AXIMAL CaSTEATIOX. Fig. 75—Restraint for Castration.
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