. Bovine obstetrics. Veterinary obstetrics. 266 BOVINE OBSTETRICS heart-shaped portion of the spatula shows a notch laterally. This acts like a sharp hook when the instrument is retracted. The curved spatula is mainly used to skin the head (fig. 53.). Figs. 51, 52, 53.—Large, Heart-shaped and Curved Spatulas. The skin knife, one of the most useful instruments, is used in the removal of the fore and hind legs and when the skin is to be cut within the vulva. It consists of an iron rod with a handle on the lower end. The other end exhibits two lips of unequal length; between them is a knife with
. Bovine obstetrics. Veterinary obstetrics. 266 BOVINE OBSTETRICS heart-shaped portion of the spatula shows a notch laterally. This acts like a sharp hook when the instrument is retracted. The curved spatula is mainly used to skin the head (fig. 53.). Figs. 51, 52, 53.—Large, Heart-shaped and Curved Spatulas. The skin knife, one of the most useful instruments, is used in the removal of the fore and hind legs and when the skin is to be cut within the vulva. It consists of an iron rod with a handle on the lower end. The other end exhibits two lips of unequal length; between them is a knife with the cutting edge upwards (fig. 54). Fig. 54.—Skinning Knife. "When using it the large lip is placed into the skin wound in the direction in which the skin is to be split. The inserted end of the instrument is covered with the left hand, and by pushing the instrument with the right hand the skin is cut. While cutting, an assistant tightens the leg. Hooks are often used in embryotomy either to tear or ex- tract certain parts of the body. At the same time no hooks are used when the same result can be obtained by cording tlie parts. Short and long hooks, blunt or sharp, are employed. The short hooks, 12 cm. long, have a ring on the straight. 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 Bruin, M. G. de; Wyman, Willy Edward Alexander, tr. New York, W. R. Jenkins
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