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Title: Castrating and docking lambs
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Bedell, G. H. (George Harold), 1890- Baker, E. W. (Elbert Watkins), 1879-
Subjects: Lambs Castration
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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Fig. 5.—Applying an antiseptic. the production of a better carcass, as it prevents undue developmentof the head, neck, and the front quarters. As stated before, buyersseverely discount uncastrated lambs to an extent ranging from $2 to$5 per hundred pounds in comparison with castrated and dockedlambs of the same age. METHOD OF OPERATION. Castration is not dangerous if a little care is taken, and can beperformed by any careful person who will follow directions. Lambs 10 Fanners II til let in UZk. should be castrated when they art from 7 to 14 days old. Choose abrighl day: do not cast rate lambs on a damp, chilly, or rainy clay.Select from the flock all lambs that are to be castrated and fence themoff so that they can he caught without undue excitement. Never worryor chase lambs before performing the operation. Prov ide a cleanstall or pen for them to go back to after the operation is performed.The operators hands must be clean and the knife disinfected.
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Fig. 6.—Docking with knife. Note position of knife and operators thumbs. The lamb should be held against the body, as shown in the illustra-tion. Cut off one-third of the lower end of the scrotum, or bag, soas to permit good drainage. Then expose the testicles, as shown infigure 3, and with the left hand force them out, holding them in thisposition by a firm grip between the thumb and fingers, which areheld close to the abdomen of the lamb. Next, grasp the testiclesfirmly between the thumb and fingers of the right hand, as in figure4, and draw them out with the adhering cords. The work should bedone quickly but not roughly, and the testicles and adhering cords Castrating and Docking Lambs. 11 should be drawn out with a steady pull. The wound should then bewashed with a good antiseptic, such as a weak carbolic solution,or a creolin or lysol preparation, as- shown in figure 5. When lambs are older than 3 weeks before the operation is per-formed the cords should not be pulled out but s

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