. Dentition as indicative of the age of the animals of the farm. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. At eigJdeen months the sixth 23ermanent molar is cut, and the recent appearance which this tooth presents is better evi- dence of this age than can be obtained by an inspection of the incisors. Occasionally in very forward mouths the second pair of broad teeth will be cut; in other cases there will be no signs Fig. -47.—Molars of Sheep at one year and ten of their apjDearance until the sheep is approaching the age of two years (see Fig. 46, which shows the second pair of broad teeth at the
. Dentition as indicative of the age of the animals of the farm. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. At eigJdeen months the sixth 23ermanent molar is cut, and the recent appearance which this tooth presents is better evi- dence of this age than can be obtained by an inspection of the incisors. Occasionally in very forward mouths the second pair of broad teeth will be cut; in other cases there will be no signs Fig. -47.—Molars of Sheep at one year and ten of their apjDearance until the sheep is approaching the age of two years (see Fig. 46, which shows the second pair of broad teeth at the age of one year and ten months). So far, therefore, as these teeth are concerned, the examiner may be left in doubt as to whether the sheep is one year and six months or two years. 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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