. The feeding of animals. Feeds. 96 THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS The incisors or front teeth are those which are used for prehension, and by grazing animals for cutting off the grass and other herbages. With the ox, sheepi and goat, incisors are found only in the lower jaw. These move in their sockets and shut against a tough pad on the upper jaw. They are constantly being pushed out of their sockets and Wearing off, and with old animals may be so worn away as to leave only the roots. Such animals do. Fio. 1. Glands secreting saliva in man,—^parotid, sublingual, submaxillary. not graze successfully.
. The feeding of animals. Feeds. 96 THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS The incisors or front teeth are those which are used for prehension, and by grazing animals for cutting off the grass and other herbages. With the ox, sheepi and goat, incisors are found only in the lower jaw. These move in their sockets and shut against a tough pad on the upper jaw. They are constantly being pushed out of their sockets and Wearing off, and with old animals may be so worn away as to leave only the roots. Such animals do. Fio. 1. Glands secreting saliva in man,—^parotid, sublingual, submaxillary. not graze successfully. With the horse and pig, incisors are foimd in equal numbers in both jaws. The molars are the grinding teeth. Those of the horse sometimes need filing on the' edges in order to prevent irritation and soreness of the adjacent tissues. A diseased. 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 Jordan, Whitman H. (Whitman Howard), 1851-1931. New York, The Macmillan Company
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