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Dentition as indicative of the Age 



The advance of the teeth and the receding of the gums 

 proceed very rapidly after birth, and at the age of one montkthe 



Fig. 29. — Molars of Calf at one month. 



tempoi"ary teeth, viz. eight incisors in the lower jaw and three 

 molars on each side in the top and bottom jaws, are fully 



Fig. 30. — Molars of Calf at six months. 

 P.M., permanent molar. 



2:.P.M 



developed. Figs. 28 and 29 show the temporary incisors and 

 molars in the calf of one month old. 



No accurate opinion of the age of a calf can be formed fi-om 



