. The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals. Horses; Veterinary anatomy. THE APPENDAGES OF THE SKIN. 905 The hairs of the tail are the longest and strongest in the body. These par- ticular hairs also grow on the posterior aspect of the limbs, generally from about the knees and hocks to the hoofs ; at the sesamoid bones they constitute a long tuftâthe fetlorkâ\\h\ch surrounds the horny growth named the " ; These "foot-locks" are peculiar to the Horse, and vary in length and coarseness with the breed of the animal.) When the hair is fine, long, and wavy, it fo
. The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals. Horses; Veterinary anatomy. THE APPENDAGES OF THE SKIN. 905 The hairs of the tail are the longest and strongest in the body. These par- ticular hairs also grow on the posterior aspect of the limbs, generally from about the knees and hocks to the hoofs ; at the sesamoid bones they constitute a long tuftâthe fetlorkâ\\h\ch surrounds the horny growth named the " ; These "foot-locks" are peculiar to the Horse, and vary in length and coarseness with the breed of the animal.) When the hair is fine, long, and wavy, it forms wool .⢠and when straight and rigid, as in the Pig, it is known as bristles. In the Ass and Mule, the forelock and mane are rudimentary or absent, and the hair of the tail is limited to a small tuft at the F»g- 48". extremity of the organ in the former animal; while in the latter it is much less abiindant than in the Horse. In the Ox, these liairs are not present, except at the extremity of the tail, as with the Ass. There are no other animals which have other hair than that composing the coat. (The oixlinary hair of the coat is soft and elastic, in- clined in particular directions, and varies in length not only according to the regions of the body on which it grows, but also according to the season or climate. In the Horse, the direction of the hair of the coat gives rise to curiously formed waves, lines, and circles, the most constant of which is on the forehead. In the Cow, the hair is frizzly on the forehead ; on the posterior part of the thighs it has a particular direction, while on the outer side it passes downwards, and from the posteric part of the mammjB it ascends as high as the vulva ; this characteristic disposition forms what the French have termed erussons, by which some have pretended to recognize the lactiferous qualities of the animal. In the Sheep, real hairânot woolâis found on the lower part of the face, and the extremities of the limbs.
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