Animal castration : a book for the use of students and practitioners . Fig. 75—Restraint for Castration.. Fig. 76—Restraint of Large Boar for Castration. Animal Castration 107 methods. Fig. 75 illustrates casting and tying the animal l^y bring-ing three feet together. To thus secure a large hog. requires considerable time andmuch effort besides the services of several assistants. A favoritemethod of the author for handling large boars for this operationis graphically illustrated in Fig. 76. It consists in placing the loop of a half or three-quarter inchrope over the neck and behind one shoulde
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Animal castration : a book for the use of students and practitioners . Fig. 75—Restraint for Castration.. Fig. 76—Restraint of Large Boar for Castration. Animal Castration 107 methods. Fig. 75 illustrates casting and tying the animal l^y bring-ing three feet together. To thus secure a large hog. requires considerable time andmuch effort besides the services of several assistants. A favoritemethod of the author for handling large boars for this operationis graphically illustrated in Fig. 76. It consists in placing the loop of a half or three-quarter inchrope over the neck and behind one shoulder, after which throwthe rope over beam above and allow the assistant to draw the fore-feet of the hog off the floor by tension on the rope. This rendersthe animal absolutely helpless. By such a method the operatorwith one assistant can handle the largest size hog. Another quick method of restraint for o]3eration of this char-acter is illustrated in Fig. 77.