Elastic modulus of equine hoof horn, tested in wall samples, sole samples and frog samples at varying levels of moisture

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 217-221

  Hinterhofer, Christine ^a   Stanek, Ch ^a   Binder, K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Austrian Res Inst Chem Technol   (Austria)

^c Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Hoof horn; Horse; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032086068     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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