. The diseases of animals; a book of brief and popular advice on the care and the common ailments of farm animals. Veterinary medicine; Domestic animals. 54 The Diseases of Animals. Fig. 17. Horse's teeth at four years of age are up "in wear" at three years. The lateral incisors are shed at three and a half years and the permanent ones are up and in wear at four years. The corner incisors are shed at four and a half and the per- manent ones are up and in wear at five. (Fig. 17). The molars are erupted and replaced as follows: The fourth molar on each jaw (which is always a permanent
. The diseases of animals; a book of brief and popular advice on the care and the common ailments of farm animals. Veterinary medicine; Domestic animals. 54 The Diseases of Animals. Fig. 17. Horse's teeth at four years of age are up "in wear" at three years. The lateral incisors are shed at three and a half years and the permanent ones are up and in wear at four years. The corner incisors are shed at four and a half and the per- manent ones are up and in wear at five. (Fig. 17). The molars are erupted and replaced as follows: The fourth molar on each jaw (which is always a permanent molar) is erupted at ten to twelve months; the fifth permanent mo- lar, at two to two and a half years, and the sixth usually at four and a half to five. The first and second molars, which are tempo- rary, are shed and re- placed by permanent ones at two to two and a half years of age. The third temporary molar is replaced by a permanent one at about the age of three and a half years. In males, the canine or "bridle" teeth are erupted at about four and a half years of age. A five-year-old colt has a "full mouth" of permanent teeth (Fig. 18), and at this age. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayo, Nelson Slater, 1866-. New York, Macmillan; London, Macmillan
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