Surgical extirpation of the mandibular salivary gland was performed in 18 ani-mals including horses, mule, donkeys, buffaloes, cows, sheep and goats. A pre-liminary work was conducted on a fresh and formalinized head and neck speci¬mens to study the anatomical relation¬ship of the gland with the surrounding structures.
Surgical extirpation of the mandibular salivary gland was found possible and performed without postoperative com¬plications. The seat of operation is com¬pletely differs between ruminants and equine. In ruminants the seat of surgical exposure is at the caudal area of the mandibular space. In equine the line of incision is behind the vertical ramus of the mandible near the wing of the atlas.