Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
White line disease is most often seen in moist, humid areas with large annual rainfall totals. The exact organism that causes white line disease is not known, but it is known to be caused by bacteria in the soil getting into a weakened spot in the hoof wall, such as a quarter crack, which then sets up a fungal infection that leads to the disease.
The white line is the inner layer of the wall. It is softer and fibrous in structure and light in color; white in a freshly trimmed hoof, yellowish or gray after exposure to air and dirt. From the underside of the healthy hoof, it is seen as a thin line joining the sole and the walls. The white line grows out from the laminar connections.
The yellow lines mark the distance between the top and bottom part of the coffin bone relative to the hoof wall, showing the distal (bottom) of the coffin bone is rotated away from the hoof wall. Laminitis is a inflammation of laminae that affects the feet of ungulates and is found mostly in horses and cattle .
Sep. 17—Scientists at Washington State University's Elk Hoof Disease Research team have discovered healthy elk can contract the debilitating ailment by contact with contaminated soil. The ...
"Hoof Health Starts with the Heifer". American Dairymen. Wynands, E. M.; Caixeta, L. S.; Cramer, G. (19 May 2022). "Using a target trial approach to evaluate the role of hyperketonemia in sole ulcer and white line hoof lesion development". Journal of Dairy Science. 105 (7): 6164–6174. doi: 10.3168/jds.2021-21694. PMID 35599034.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
This bacterium has been found to be associated with the foot disease thrush in horses. Thrush is a common infection that occurs on the hoof of a horse, specifically in the region of the frog. F. necrophorum occurs naturally in the animal's environment, especially in wet, muddy, or unsanitary conditions, such as an unclean stall.
The hoof of a foal with HWSD HWSD causes the layers within the dorsal hoof wall (brown, far right) to separate from each other. Hoof wall separation disease (HWSD) is an autosomal recessive genetic hoof disease in horses. [1] Research is being carried out at, among others, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in Davis, California. [2]