The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . he necks of the latter beingimaginary. The tushes, or canine teeth, are four in number, apair above and below. They are found in the interdental space. STBUCTURE OF THE HOKSE. 113 The crown is somewhat conical, the base being at the have no constricted neck, and the fang is single. In thehorse tribe, as a rule, canine teeth are developed only in themale; if they exist in the female, they are rudimentary. Themolars, or grinders, are twelve in the temporary set, three ineach side
The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . he necks of the latter beingimaginary. The tushes, or canine teeth, are four in number, apair above and below. They are found in the interdental space. STBUCTURE OF THE HOKSE. 113 The crown is somewhat conical, the base being at the have no constricted neck, and the fang is single. In thehorse tribe, as a rule, canine teeth are developed only in themale; if they exist in the female, they are rudimentary. Themolars, or grinders, are twelve in the temporary set, three ineach side of each jaw; twenty-four in the permanent set, six oneach side, above and below; they are numbered from front back-wards, and, like the incisors, those of the upper jaw are thelarger. The horse may have supplementary molars, or wolfteeth; these are small and placed one on each side of the jaw,anterior to the first molars; they are usually shed with the milkteeth. INDICATIONS OF AGE. The horses age may be determined with considerable exact-ness by studying the peculiarities which characterize the teeth. Fig. 7—Upper Incisor Teeth of a One YearOld Colt Showing the Restricted Necks ofMilk Teeth. 1, 1. Central incisors in wear. 2, 2. Lat-eral incisors in wear. S, S. Corner in-cisors in wear. At one year all the in-cisors are up and in wear.
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