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You can tell a cow’s age by looking at its teeth

Dear daktari,

I recently acquired a cow from another farmer and I have a feeling I was sold an old cow although he says the animal is only three years old. He used an ear tag to convince me that the animal was young and will be of good value to me as a farmer. Kindly shed more light on how determine the age of an animal.

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