The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . Fig. 17—Lower Incisors of an Eight YearOld Horse. i, 1. Cups obliterated. 2, 2. Cups obliterated. 3, 3. Cups gone. U, 4. Cups worn Fig. 18—Upper Incisors of an Eight YearOld Horse. 1, 1. Central nearly smooth. 2, 2, Nextpair showing a remnant of the cup. S, incisors showing cup plainenough, i, U. Canine teeth worn downmore than in the lower jaw. of the sixyear old mouth. marked neck, and extreme whiteness. The permanent teethare darker in color, have no well-marked
The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . Fig. 17—Lower Incisors of an Eight YearOld Horse. i, 1. Cups obliterated. 2, 2. Cups obliterated. 3, 3. Cups gone. U, 4. Cups worn Fig. 18—Upper Incisors of an Eight YearOld Horse. 1, 1. Central nearly smooth. 2, 2, Nextpair showing a remnant of the cup. S, incisors showing cup plainenough, i, U. Canine teeth worn downmore than in the lower jaw. of the sixyear old mouth. marked neck, and extreme whiteness. The permanent teethare darker in color, have no well-marked neck, and are permanent incisors of the lower jaw show a well-markedgroove on the anterior surface of each tooth that is absent in thepermanent teeth. The permanent incisors of the upper jaweach show two of these grooves. The young tooth is broadestfrom side to side, the tooth of old age being broadest from thefront backwards, and gradually growing narrower from side toside. After the animal has reached ten years, it beconies some-what difficult to ascertain his age correctly, but by practice one 118 THE STOCK OWNER S ADVISEE. may become quite proficient. It requires a great deal of prac-tice, and to succeed in it hundreds of mout
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