Claw
Claw is the name given to the toe organ of the artifacts with the exception of camels. Sometimes the term claw is also used for the toes together with the horny end organ, i.e. for a larger part at the end of the foot. In the hunter's language , the claws of the huntable ruminants and the wild boar are called shells and these game species are called hoofed game . In the trivial language, animals with claws are also summarized as clawed animals .
Dewclaws
The smaller claws of the 2nd and 5th toes (the originally present first toe is always missing in today's pair of cloven-hoofed animals) sit further back on the barrel and higher, so they are called dewclaws (that is, "hind claws ") or, more rarely, upper claws . In the hunter's language, this small pair of bowls is known as a gape . In the wild boar, the gouge is clearly pronounced. Therefore it is always pulled on the track. With the rest of the hoofed game, the gnawing is only visible in the track when the barrel sinks deeply. This is often the case with fleeing game, but only rarely with game that moves slowly.
Except in the pig-like species , the dorsal claws are not toes, but only horn caps under the pasterns without a bony base. But they can grow very long if they are not worn out.
Claw diseases
Many pet claw diseases are the result of poor husbandry. If the claws are severely damaged, they can lead to shoing .
The following hoof disorders occur in domestic cattle:
- Deer
- Ball rot
- Hollow wall
- Sole ulcer
- Zwischenklauenwulst (Hyperplasia interdigitalis, Limax, Tylom)
- Infectious interclaw necrosis (panaritium)
- Mortellaro's disease (digital dermatitis)
In small ruminants (sheep and goats) are foot rot and the claws worm spreads.
Web links
literature
- Ernst Harrach: The hunt in the German language . Publishing house F. Vorwerk, Stuttgart 1953