The Veterinary Record
HOME CURRENT ISSUE TABLE OF CONTENTS ARCHIVE SEARCH SUBSCRIPTIONS JOBS FEEDBACK HELP
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Muylle, S.
Right arrow Articles by Van Loon, G.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Muylle, S.
Right arrow Articles by Van Loon, G.

The Veterinary Record, Vol 142, Issue 24, 659-662
Copyright © 1998 by British Veterinary Association

Ageing Arab horses by their dentition

S. Muylle DVM1, P. Simoens DVM, PhD1, H. Lauwers DVM, PhD1, and G. Van Loon DVM2

1 Department of Morphology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, RUG, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
2 Department of Internal Diseases of Domestic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, RUG, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium

The dentition of 170 Arab horses of known ages was examined and compared with the dental characteristics of trotter horses and Belgian draft horses of the same ages. The results indicated that inaccuracies in the determination of the age of horses by their dentition may result, at least partly, from differences between the breeds of horse involved because there were some major differences between the three breeds examined. These differences increased as the horses' true age increased. In general, the rate of dental wear was slower in the Arab horses than in trotter horses and Belgian draft horses.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Vet Rec.Home page
N. D. Toit, B. Bezensek, and P. M. Dixon
Comparison of the microhardness of enamel, primary and regular secondary dentine of the incisors of donkeys and horses
Vet Rec., March 1, 2008; 162(9): 272 - 275.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME CURRENT ISSUE TABLE OF CONTENTS ARCHIVE SEARCH SUBSCRIPTIONS JOBS FEEDBACK HELP
Copyright © 1998 British Veterinary Association