External characteristics of the lateral aspect of the hoof differ between non-lame and lame horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-371

  Dyson, Sue J ^a   Tranquille, Carolyne A ^a   Collins, Simon N ^a   Parkin, Tim D H ^b   Murray, Rachel C ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformation; Foot; Lameness; Trimming and shoeing

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREED; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT PAIN; HEEL; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOT DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EQUIDAE;

ANIMALS; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PAIN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84857225992     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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