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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. 



65. 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. 



Fig. 19. — Lower jaw of the two-year-old colt. 



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