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Characterization and comparison of the lipids of the epidermis of the equine hoof wall and sole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

E Grant ,
J R Scaife  and
M. Birnie
E Grant
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
J R Scaife
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
M. Birnie
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
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Lameness is a major economic and welfare issue in horses and cattle. Many factors contribute to the cause of lameness. The composition of hoof horn is one of the factors which determines the integrity and strength of the cornified epidermis of the wall and sole. Although keratins are an important component of hoof horn, other constituents such as lipids also contribute to the functional and structural integrity of the horn. In only one study has any attempt been made to quantify the major lipid classes in the equine hoof (Wertz and Downing, 1984).The objective of this study was to characterise the lipid composition of equine hoof horn.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1999 , 1999 , pp. 219
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1999

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