Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[segersmom]

My son went to feed his steer this evening and found what looked like a tooth in the feeder.  I didn't get a pic, and the boy lost it.  I don't think I could adequately describe it if I tried. 

Can someone direct me to a site or book that will give me some information about bovine teeth?  I would be forever grateful. 

 

[AAOK]

Is your Steer 18 - 20 months old?  He probably just lost one of his temporary incisors or "baby" teeth.

 

[segersmom]

That could be.  All I know is the root end was hard and the other side looked like an open seed pod with four pockets, and it was extremely soft.  It was a dark, nasty gray color, too.

 

[linnettejane]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&q=cattle+teeth&revid=376455563&ei=m5v1S4HULcGAlAfPkf3yCg&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=2&ved=0CGcQ1QIoAQ

 

[segersmom]

Thank you, linnettejane.