. The farmer's veterinarian : a practical treatise on the diseases of farm stock . Veterinary medicine. 2,6 THE FARMER S VETERINARIAN The mark in the tooth is occasioned by the food blackening the hollow pit. This is formed on the surface by the bending in of the enamel, which passes over the surface of the teeth, and, by the gradual wearing down of the enamel from friction, and the consequent disappearance of it, the age can be determined for a period of several years. When a horse has attained his sixth year the mark on the central or middle incisors or nippers. LUMPY JAW The disease Is caus
. The farmer's veterinarian : a practical treatise on the diseases of farm stock . Veterinary medicine. 2,6 THE FARMER S VETERINARIAN The mark in the tooth is occasioned by the food blackening the hollow pit. This is formed on the surface by the bending in of the enamel, which passes over the surface of the teeth, and, by the gradual wearing down of the enamel from friction, and the consequent disappearance of it, the age can be determined for a period of several years. When a horse has attained his sixth year the mark on the central or middle incisors or nippers. LUMPY JAW The disease Is caused by the ray fungus. The result Is local tumors In the bones and other tissues. of the lower jaw will be completely worn off, leav- ing, however, a little difference of color in the cen- ter of the teeth. The cement which fills the hole produced by the dipping in of the enamel will be somewhat browner than that of the other portions of the tooth, and will exhibit evident proofs of the edge being surrounded by enamel. At seven years the marks in the four middle in- cisors are worn out and are speedily disappearing in the corner ones. These disappear entirely at 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 Burkett, Charles William, 1873-. New York : Orange Judd
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