The lambs are first driven into a small enclosure. Select the ewe from
the ram lambs, and let the former go. Two assistants are necessary. One
catches the lambs; the other is seated on a low bench for the purpose of
taking the lamb on his lap, where he holds it by the four legs. The
operator, having previously supplied himself with a piece of waxed silk
and the necessary implements, grasps the scrotum in his left hand. He
then makes an incision over the most prominent part of the testicle,
through the skin, cellular structure, &c. The testicle escapes from the
scrotum. A ligature is now passed around the spermatic artery, and tied,
and the cord is severed, bringing the testicle away at one stroke of the
knife. As soon as the operation is completed, the animal is released.
The evening is the best time for performing the operation, for then the
animal remains quiet during the night, and the wound heals kindly.