. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 364 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS permanent teeth are hastened in development. To the contrary, neglect or starvation, retards development. One well-known handler of sheep, Mr. Frank Kleinheinz, states * that he has seen rare eases where sheep did not change the first pair of teeth until they were eighteen and in one case nineteen months old. In this instance, shortly after the first change oc- curred, the second took place, yet long before the sheep was two years old. "When the sheep is about twenty-four months old, two more large incisors appear, one on each s
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 364 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS permanent teeth are hastened in development. To the contrary, neglect or starvation, retards development. One well-known handler of sheep, Mr. Frank Kleinheinz, states * that he has seen rare eases where sheep did not change the first pair of teeth until they were eighteen and in one case nineteen months old. In this instance, shortly after the first change oc- curred, the second took place, yet long before the sheep was two years old. "When the sheep is about twenty-four months old, two more large incisors appear, one on each side of the yearling teeth, pushing out the two milk teeth in the way. The pres- ence of four large incisors and four small ones, indi- cates that the sheep is a two-year old. At about thirty- six months of age, two more large in- cisors appear, one on each side of the second permanent pair, indicating the animal to be a three-year old. Finally, at about forty-eight months of age, the last pair appears, all the milk teeth have been shed, and eight strong incisors indicate the sheep to be four years of age. The central teeth are always somewhat the largest, and as they are the oldest, " Sheep Management, 1911, p. Pig. 200.—"Then tbe lips may be gently parted with the thumb and forefinger, showing the incisor ;. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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