. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE POINTS OF THE HORSE 149. central pair of temporary teeth is pushed out or aside by a pair of larger, permanent ones. At four years, the second pair of nippers in each jaw of the colt gives way to two larger, permanent teeth. At five years, the last pair of ,., . ,1 • 1 • • V'\<i. 78. 0 years old. colt s teeth m each jaw is re- placed by permanent teeth. At this age, what are called tusks appear in the mouth of the male. These teeth have roundish points, and there are two in each jaw, one on a side, a short distance back of the front
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE POINTS OF THE HORSE 149. central pair of temporary teeth is pushed out or aside by a pair of larger, permanent ones. At four years, the second pair of nippers in each jaw of the colt gives way to two larger, permanent teeth. At five years, the last pair of ,., . ,1 • 1 • • V'\<i. 78. 0 years old. colt s teeth m each jaw is re- placed by permanent teeth. At this age, what are called tusks appear in the mouth of the male. These teeth have roundish points, and there are two in each jaw, one on a side, a short distance back of the front teeth. After the fifth year the age of the horse is de- termined by the appearance of the wearing surface of the teeth, each tooth having its age sur- face. At six years, the cups of the Fig. 79. 7 years old. two Central tceth are worn off. At seven, the second pair shows the worn surface; and At eight, all the teeth have been worn about level, and the mouth mark loses its value. The six permanent teeth in each jaw at first meet each other in much the same position, the ends of the teeth coming full head on. As age increases, the teeth gradually take a more in- clined or slanting-out position in each jaw, so that they come to- gether at a sharper angle. 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 Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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