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Hoof morphometry before and
after trimming in donkeys |
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Hassanpour Aida and Seifollah N. Dehghani |
Department of Veterinary
Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine Shiraz University, Shiraz,Iran |
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Abstract |
Similar to horses, care
of donkeys hoof is vitally important. During normal weight
bearing and locomotion, the equine hoof wall deforms in a consistent
pattern. Two population of adult donkeys (12
and 10) weighing 213±23 kg, with very long hooves were referred for hoof
trimming Nipper was used to trim the outgrowth of hoof
wall from the hoof. The feet were trimmed starting from the toe then
from the lateral and medial side up to the heel area.
The average toe length before trimming for
front legs was 12.2±4.1 cm and for the hind legs was 8.3±4.2 cm, but
after trimming, the average length of the cranial hoof wall for front
leg was 5.6±2.3 cm and for hind leg was 6.1±1.4 cm. Heel-first landing
in the front feet is necessary for soundness, and indicates a correct
trim. Usually the equine foot is built to land on the well-padded frog. In conclusion, the donkeys’ feet should
be trimmed according to their work type and at least after every 6 weeks
to prevent long hoof which induces lameness and injury. |
Keywords:
Donkey; hoof trimming; morphometric study |
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To cite this article: Hassnpur A. and SN. Dehghani,
2012. Hoof morphometry before and after trimming in donkeys. Res. Opin.
Anim. Vet. Sci., 2(6), 381-383. |
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