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be influenced by early maturity, while the wear will depend 

 upon the nature of the feed. A milk-fed calf will not wear 



out his mouth as rapidly 

 as one that is grazing. 



66. The determination of 

 the age of the horse. As 

 a rule, at birth none of the 

 incisor teeth are through 

 the gums (Fig. 18). 



One year. All the milk 

 incisors are visible, the 

 pinchers and intermediates 

 being well through the 

 gums and in contact, but the 

 corners are not yet level. 



Two years. The pinchers and the intermediates are 

 pushed free from their gums at their base, indicating that 

 the permanent teeth are crowding them (Fig. 19). 



FIG. 18. Lower jaw of foal from 

 one to two weeks old. 



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 FIG. 19. Lower jaw of the two-year-old colt. 



