Estimating of Age of Sheep and Goat Using Dentition
In animal dentition, both sheep and goats have a total of 32 teeth. They do not have any upper incisors. The dental formula for sheep and goats is as follows: 0/4 incisors, 3/3 pre-molars, and 3/3 molars.
The first number in each formula represents how many sets of teeth are on the upper jaw; the second number indicates how many sets of teeth are on the lower jaw.
For example, 0/4 means that sheep or goats have no upper incisors but have 4 sets of lower incisors (8 lower incisors in all). Most of the time, the dental formula looks like this: 2 (0/4 incisors, 3/3 pre-molars, and 3/3 molars) = 32.
All baby sheep and goats are born with deciduous teeth (teeth that will fall out). Deciduous teeth are much smaller than permanent teeth. The deciduous teeth are replaced with permanent teeth as the animal ages.
Sheep and Goat Dentition
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