. The breeding of animals. Horses; Livestock. THE BREEDING SEASON 61 61. Examples of superfoetation. — The literature of animal-breeding is singularly lacking in records of au- thentic cases of superfoetation. The writer has through many years collected evidence of such cases in the mule- breeding districts of ^Missouri, and a few of these are recorded here: '' W. E. Carmichael of Shelbyville, Missouri, bred a mare to a stallion and thirty days later to a jack. At. Fig. 11. — Normal and usual anterior presentation in mare. the end of the normal period of gestation the mare gave birth to twins,
. The breeding of animals. Horses; Livestock. THE BREEDING SEASON 61 61. Examples of superfoetation. — The literature of animal-breeding is singularly lacking in records of au- thentic cases of superfoetation. The writer has through many years collected evidence of such cases in the mule- breeding districts of ^Missouri, and a few of these are recorded here: '' W. E. Carmichael of Shelbyville, Missouri, bred a mare to a stallion and thirty days later to a jack. At. Fig. 11. — Normal and usual anterior presentation in mare. the end of the normal period of gestation the mare gave birth to twins, one a mule and the other a horse colt. They were both dead at ; ^ A nine-year-old mare belonging to Eugene Rhodes of Fairfax, Missouri, was bred to a stallion in May. In August she showed unmistakable signs of heat and was mated with a jack. In the month of January following she gave birth to a perfectly formed mule colt and a iMumford, "Amer. Cyclopedia of Agriculture,' p. 31. vol. Ill,. 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 Mumford, F. B. (Frederick Blackmar), 1868-1947. New York : Macmillan
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