. Dentition as indicative of the age of the animals of the farm. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. 12 Dentition as indicative of the Age At nine montlis old the colt will have the corner incisors in the mouth with their extreme anterior edges in apposition, leaving a triangular space, which is seen most perfectly on a side view when the lips are slightly separated. At this period the fourth molar, which is a permanent tooth from the first, begins to protrude through the gum, and by the time of the completion of the first year it is level with the temporary molars ; but its surface is not worn, a
. Dentition as indicative of the age of the animals of the farm. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. 12 Dentition as indicative of the Age At nine montlis old the colt will have the corner incisors in the mouth with their extreme anterior edges in apposition, leaving a triangular space, which is seen most perfectly on a side view when the lips are slightly separated. At this period the fourth molar, which is a permanent tooth from the first, begins to protrude through the gum, and by the time of the completion of the first year it is level with the temporary molars ; but its surface is not worn, and the recent appearance of the tooth is most important as evidence of the age of one year. The illustration on p. 14 (Fig. 6) shows the condition of the molar teeth at the completion of the first year. Three temporary molars have the upper surface worn, and are thus readily Pig. 4.—Incisors of Colt at two distinguished from the fourth molar, which has only recently been cut. The illustration on p. 15 (Fig. 7) shows the shell-like character of the corner teeth, and the state of the tables of the other incisors in the one-year-old colt; and it may be remarked that the appearances correspond with those of the teeth of the five- year-old horse; the chief difference being that in the yearling the teeth are temporary, and in the five-year-old permanent, organs. A practical horseman would perhaps feel amused at the idea of the possibility of a yearling being taken for a five-year-old, or a two-year-old for a six; but in the case of rough forest- ponies, in which the aspect of colthood is quickly lost, such mistakes have occurred, and it is therefore not out of place to suggest that care should be taken to discriminate between the. 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 Brown, George Thomas, Sir
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