The Dental record . B. ^ presence of six broad teeth in the front of the mouth is shownin the next illustration (Fig. 40.) Fig. 40.—Incisors of Sheep at two Fig. ^i.—Incisors of Sheep years and three months. at four These teeth may be looked for in many sheep which are entered asnot exceeding two years old, and no objection can be made on thisground, although the third pair of incisors are not, under ordinarycircumstances, present before two vears and three months. olO THE DENTAL RECORD Some difficulty may arise in the mind of an inspector who findsthese different appearances
The Dental record . B. ^ presence of six broad teeth in the front of the mouth is shownin the next illustration (Fig. 40.) Fig. 40.—Incisors of Sheep at two Fig. ^i.—Incisors of Sheep years and three months. at four These teeth may be looked for in many sheep which are entered asnot exceeding two years old, and no objection can be made on thisground, although the third pair of incisors are not, under ordinarycircumstances, present before two vears and three months. olO THE DENTAL RECORD Some difficulty may arise in the mind of an inspector who findsthese different appearances in sheep which are in adjoining pens, oreven in the same pen. But in such circumstances no hesitation needbe felt in accepting the evidence of the molars, and disregarding thatof the incisors. The cutting of the corner incisors, or fourth pair of broad teeth,takes place on an average about nine months after the lateral incisorsare in the mouth, and may be taken ^as an indication that the sheep isover the age of three years. In some cases the corner teeth do notappear till the animal is nearly four years old, so that there is a possi-bility of a mistake being made as to the age, to the extent of a year,by an examiner who cont
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