Shoing
As Ausschuhen (lat .: Exungulation ) is defined as the complete separation of the hoof capsule of the toe end organ ( hoof , claw ) for ungulates . The cause is inflammation in the area of the end organ, which is associated with edema and thus a separation between the horny layer and the stratum basale or between the epidermis and the dermis . The inflammatory processes can be aseptic ( laminitis , laminitis ) or infectious (e.g. severe forms of foot-and-mouth disease ).
Shoing is a problematic process, especially with large animals. Antiseptic measures and bandages can be used to try to bridge the time until a new hoof or claw capsule grows back. Similar to failed fingernails, this can lead to deformation. Since the horn capsule is formed from the hem segment , it takes a relatively long time for a new wall to grow back. In horses the crown horn grows about 7 mm / month, in Icelandic horses and thoroughbreds only about half as fast, in cows 4 to 5 mm per month.
Post-mortem shoing can be achieved by placing the end of the toe in warm water. The maceration processes also lead to the loosening of the hoof or claw capsule.
literature
- Christopher Pollitt: Color Atlas Huf: Anatomy and Clinic . Schlütersche, 1999, ISBN 978-3-87706-536-5 , pp. 197 .
- Winfried Hofmann: Cattle diseases: internal and surgical diseases . UTB, 2005, ISBN 978-3-8252-8044-4 .
- Thomas J. Divers, Simon Francis Peek: Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle . Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4160-3137-6 , pp. 472 .