. Age of the domestic animals : being a complete treatise on the dentition of the horse, ox, sheep, hog, and dog, and on the various other means of determining the age of these animals. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. Skull of a three-month-old pig which died from tuberculosis. (Half natural size.) Fig. 173. Skull of a two-month-old healthy and well-fed pig. (Half natural size.) those extremes which distinguish the wild pig from our im- proved races. That this is true is proven by the fact that when our domestic hogs are returned to absolute liberty, it will require but a few generations to re
. Age of the domestic animals : being a complete treatise on the dentition of the horse, ox, sheep, hog, and dog, and on the various other means of determining the age of these animals. Domestic animals -- Age; Teeth. Skull of a three-month-old pig which died from tuberculosis. (Half natural size.) Fig. 173. Skull of a two-month-old healthy and well-fed pig. (Half natural size.) those extremes which distinguish the wild pig from our im- proved races. That this is true is proven by the fact that when our domestic hogs are returned to absolute liberty, it will require but a few generations to reproduce the original skidl of the wild pig. And, vice versa, we have called into existence, from the primitive hog, all those diff'erent representative types of our day by careful and continued selection, gradual assortment, and particular attention to the desired qualities of form, size, etc. The striking difference between the skull of a primitive hog and a modern one is seen in the following illustration:—. 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 Huidekoper, Rush Shippen, 1854-1901. Philadelphia ; London : F. A. Davis
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