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Spay  v. t.  (past & past part. spayed; pres. part. spaying)  To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).





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... OVARIOTOMY, "SPAYING."—The removal of the ovaries, or ovariotomy, is practised for the purpose of rendering the female more useful for meat production, prolonging the period of lactation, overcoming vicious habits and preventing oestrum or heat. The operation is commonly performed in the heifer ...
— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.


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