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THE SURGICAL TREATMENT of chronic mastitis and other disorders of the mammary glands in ruminants has been infrequently reported.1–5 Acute gangrenous or chronic mastitis is the most commonly reported indication for mastectomy.1–5 To our knowledge, there have been no reports describing long-term outcome after mastectomy in ruminants. Mastectomy is reportedly a high-risk procedure because of the potential for massive blood loss.5 Other risk factors include general anesthesia, especially with gangrenous mastitis, where hypoperfusion can be expected from generalized toxemia.6 Our purpose was to describe the surgical anatomy relevant to radical mastectomy in ruminants and to report our experience with this procedure in 20 animals, including the histopathologic diagnosis of the affected mammary tissue, and short- and long-term outcome.