Cattle age estimation

I was playing with a kitten when suddenly I saw his little teeth. And I wonder his age and I also want to find out how does the teeth play roles in estimating cattle age (since we were learning domestic animal also)

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Basic anatomy of animal teeth

Example of teeth: dog

The pattern of teeth is different based on the diet of the animal

Cattle age estimation

You can estimate the age of cattle by looking at the teeth.

Cattle

How to check teeth

Baby teeth (milk teeth) under 2 years of age

2 tooth: 2-2.5 years

4 tooth: 2.5-3 years

6 tooth: 3-3.5 years

Full mouth: 4 years

Worn: over 4 years

Milk teeth: less than 1 year all temporary teeth

2 tooth: about 1-1.5 years one pair of permanent incisors with remaining incisors still temporary

4 tooth: about 1.5 to 2 years two pairs of permanent incisors

6 tooth: about 2-3 years 3 pairs of permanent incisors

8 tooth (full mouth) about 3-4 years

Worn mouth or broken mouth: about 4 years or more depending on diet, environment and living condition

Gummy: aged

** it seems that I could not found the image of teeth of cat and dog to estimate their ages, but maybe later post I will show it. ^^

Source: Smallstock in development, how to estimate the age of goat and sheep, how to estimate the age of cattle, National Department of Agriculture, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute