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Bovine lamninitis: the lesions and their pathogenesis
Author(s) -
Ossent Pete,
Lischer Christoph
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.20.8.415
Subject(s) - pathogenesis , laminitis , medicine , hoof , pathology , biology , anatomy , horse , paleontology
CAREFUL postmortem examination and interpretation of findings, assisted by good clinical records, does much to throw light on the pathogenesis and nature of hoof disorders in farm animals and horses. Although there is much speculation surrounding the pathogenesis of laminitis in cattle, the principal mechanisms have largely been determined. These mechanisms and their associated lesions are described in this article.