Studies in horse breeding; an illustrated treatise on the science and practice of the breeding of horses . lining the uterus,begin to fill the cylinder of the extractor by drawingout on the piston rod with the left hand. When thecylinder is filled, straighten the point before drawing outof the mare and start for the operating room as beforedirected. Have your helper or assistant handle theextractor, which is to be kept under the water exceptwhen filling capsules. The finger should always be keptover the opening of the point, to exclude both air andwater, when not filling a capsule. With a caps
Studies in horse breeding; an illustrated treatise on the science and practice of the breeding of horses . lining the uterus,begin to fill the cylinder of the extractor by drawingout on the piston rod with the left hand. When thecylinder is filled, straighten the point before drawing outof the mare and start for the operating room as beforedirected. Have your helper or assistant handle theextractor, which is to be kept under the water exceptwhen filling capsules. The finger should always be keptover the opening of the point, to exclude both air andwater, when not filling a capsule. With a capsule inthe left hand, which the operator should always keepdry, the assistant may fill not to exceed half full, whenit may be capped and at once inserted into the uterusof a mare to be bred. The capped end should alwaysbe inserted first. Have the owner of the mare hold upthe left fore foot of his mare while inserting the will avoid a possible kick. This operation can berepeated until all the mares are bred. An Operating Room can be made of an office room THE CAPSULE METHOD OF BREEDING 141. 142 STUDIES IN HOKSE BREEDING or Stall. Have as little light as possible, and still be ableto see. Have the operating room or stall kept in acleanly condition. In handling the capsules after theyare filled, so handle them as to exclude all the light pos-sible. If mares are returned for service more frequentlythan should be the case, and the stallion is known to bein vigorous condition, learn the cause. Something willbe found wrong. When the trouble is discovered, it caneasily be avoided in the future. If the stallion is right,and the mares are right, it is easy for the operator tobe right. The early part of the season always givespoorest results. This is because every condition isagainst one at that time. The stallion is less virile, themares are not in as good condition, and the weather issomewhat against one at that time. The Capsules can be ordered through any is
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