. 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. FOURTEEN YEARS. 133. Fig. 142. Fourteen Years (Figs. 140, 141, 142).—This figure is taken from the mouth of a horse fourteen jears of age. The leveling of the teeth would onl^'indicate about ten years of age, but a close examination of- the tables shows (1) that the pinchers are nearl_y triangular; (2) the intermediate teeth commence to become so ; (3) the dental star is per- fec
. 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. FOURTEEN YEARS. 133. Fig. 142. Fourteen Years (Figs. 140, 141, 142).—This figure is taken from the mouth of a horse fourteen jears of age. The leveling of the teeth would onl^'indicate about ten years of age, but a close examination of- the tables shows (1) that the pinchers are nearl_y triangular; (2) the intermediate teeth commence to become so ; (3) the dental star is per- fectly distinct, narrow, and rounded; (4) the inferior incisive arch is depressed in its centre. Seen from in front, the teeth show no cement, and the inferior teeth are so horizontal as to be hidden unless the head is raised. In profile, the inferior corner tooth is no more oblique than that of a horse ten years of age, is narrow in front to behind, and has about the same diameter its entire length. The superior corner tooth is notched. The incidence of the incisive arches is acute. All of these characters indicate that it is older than would be supposed from the first observation of 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 Huidekoper, Rush Shippen, 1854-1901. Philadelphia ; London : F. A. Davis
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