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What is the most reliable feature for age determination in cattle?
What is the most reliable feature for age determination in cattle?
- Dental stars
- Eruption times of incisors (correct)
- Cups and marks
- Teeth wear
Why are eruption dates considered more reliable for estimation of age than signs of wear?
Why are eruption dates considered more reliable for estimation of age than signs of wear?
- Macrosopic age-related dental features are scarce (correct)
- Signs of wear are influenced by nutrition
- Eruption dates are more visible
- Signs of wear are not breed-related
What happens to the teeth as cattle continue to age?
What happens to the teeth as cattle continue to age?
- They become more visible
- They wear longer
- They loosen in the sockets and eventually drop out (correct)
- They develop more dental stars
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