Top coat

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Cover or fur hair ( capilli ) is a type of hair in mammals . They are strong, form the main part of the coat and also determine the color of the coat . As primary hair, each fur hair is surrounded by a group of closely spaced wool hairs ( secondary hairs ).

The top hairs are divided into two types:

Guide hairs are large, strong and longer hairs that are surrounded by several secondary hairs.
Guard hairs have a bulb-like thickening similar to an awn at their end .

From a chemical point of view, fur hair consists primarily of keratin .

literature

Hans Geyer: hair. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine . 2nd ext. Aufl. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 637-640.