MODUS OPERANDI.
There are two modes of operation. The original method was that of removal through the flanks, which, however, has fallen into disuse since the introduction of the process of Charlier, of removal through the vagina. This process is altogether to be preferred, as being safer, more consistent with scientific surgery, and in a word is the only one which it is proper to perform, so long as the capacity of the vagina permits the necessary manipulations to be performed.
Fig. 27.
RIGHT OVARY OF THE COW WITH ITS ATTACHMENTS.
U.—Right horn of the uterus. L.—Broad ligament. L′—Its anterior border. O.—Ovary. R.—Peritoneal fold where it is suspended. S.—Superior ovarian ligament. T.—Inferior ovarian ligament. A.—Ovarian artery. V.—Ovarian vein. I.—Oviduct. P.—Its pavilion. X.—Its superior or fimbriated opening. Z.—Its inferior opening.
Fig. 28.
LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE PELVIS OF THE MARE SHOWING THE POSITION AND CONNECTION OF THE GENITAL ORGANS.
1—Uterus. 2—Horn of the uterus. 3—Vagina. 4—Bladder. 5—Rectum. 7 8—Vulva. 9—Ovary. 10—Oviduct. 11—Kidney. 12—Broad ligament.