An investigation of equine hoof shapes using physical descriptors from micro-computed tomography

Reasons for performing the study: As the most common cause of equine euthanasia, equine foot lameness is highly prevalent thus having high economic and welfare impacts. Those of particular concern are foot pathologies associated with the lamellae, more commonly known as ‘laminitis’. To investigate t...

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Main Author: Taylor, Sophie
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48835/