Morphometric changes in the hoof capsule of Criollo foals from birth to weaning

ABSTRACT: South America has numerous Criollo horse breeding farms; however, information on foal hoof growth is still limited and identifying the ideal periods to apply corrective trimming is a frequent concern for horse owners. In the present study, a morphometric analysis of hoof growth was perform...

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Main Authors: João Ricardo Malheiros de Souza, Anelise Maria Hammes Pimentel, Vinícius Azevedo Folle, João Pedro Hübbe Pfeifer, Aline Bacchieri Gallo Schuster, Lorenzo Garrido Teixeira Martini Segabinazzi, Lucas Correa Lau, Charles Ferreira Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000700606&lng=en&tlng=en