Softening of cattle hoof soles and swelling of heel horn by environmental agents

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1223-1227

  Gregory, N ^a   Craggs, L ^b   Hobson, N ^b   Krogh, C ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butyraldehyde; Cement; Concrete; Formaldehyde; Glutaraldehyde; Hardness; Heel; Hoof; Keratin; Rainwater; Silage; Slurry; Swelling; Urine

Indexed keywords

BUTYRALDEHYDE; CEMENT; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; RAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FOOT SOLE; HOOF AND CLAW; NONHUMAN; SILAGE; SWELLING; URINE;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; HOOF AND CLAW; KERATINS; RAIN; SILAGE; URINE;

BOS TAURUS; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 33745208431     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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