Figure 34.—Tying anus.
Locate the end of the sternum ([fig. 35]) and split the breastbone with a knife or saw ([fig. 36]). Do not cut into the body cavity. Make a cut through the cod or udder into the pelvic cavity. Make this opening large enough to insert the hand. Insert the knife handle inside the body cavity and with the blade extended outward, open the body cavity to the opening made at the brisket ([fig. 37]). Allow the paunch and intestines to roll out and hang. Do not allow them to fall as the esophagus will tear and spill its contents onto the carcass. Find the loosened large intestine, and pull it down past the kidneys, leaving the kidneys intact ([fig. 38]). Remove the liver by reaching behind and pulling it while cutting the connective tissue ([fig. 39]). Examine it for any abscesses (yellow or white pus) or scar tissue. Remove the gall bladder from the liver by cutting beneath it and pulling ([fig. 40]). Be careful not to allow its contents to spill on the liver.
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Figure 35.—Locating breastbone.
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Figure 36.—Splitting.