. Dentition as indicative of the age of the animals of the farm. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. of the Animals of the Farm. 27 the mouth of " Peep-o'-day Boy " in 1852. The horse was foaled in 1844. From eigld to ten years old the changes occasioned by the wear to which the teeth have been subjected are not suflBciently regular to enable the examiner to speak positively as to the exact age, but during this period the cavity in each lower cen- tral incisor is worn out, and only a small circle of enamel in the tables of the central incisors remains to indicate its position- In the cor
. Dentition as indicative of the age of the animals of the farm. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. of the Animals of the Farm. 27 the mouth of " Peep-o'-day Boy " in 1852. The horse was foaled in 1844. From eigld to ten years old the changes occasioned by the wear to which the teeth have been subjected are not suflBciently regular to enable the examiner to speak positively as to the exact age, but during this period the cavity in each lower cen- tral incisor is worn out, and only a small circle of enamel in the tables of the central incisors remains to indicate its position- In the corner teeth at ten years old the central enamel has Fig. 18.—Incisors of Mare {^^ Solace ") at ten become round, or nearly so, as shown in the above drawing (Fig. 18) of the mouth of " Solace," a steeplechase mare, foaled in 1842. The teeth are depicted exactly as they appeared in the summer of 1852, and fairly represent the characters of the ten-year-old mouth. At the age of ten years further evidence may, if necessary, be obtained by referring to the groove at the upper part of the' corner incisor in the top jaw. At page 5 it was stated that Mr. Sidney Galvayne's system of judging the age of the horse proposes to define the age up to thirty years. The method, as. 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, 1827-. London, J. Murray
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