Hoof renewal time from birth of Thoroughbred foals

Curtis, S, Martin, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7560-7611 and Hobbs, S, 2014. Hoof renewal time from birth of Thoroughbred foals. The Veterinary Journal, 201 (1), pp. 116-117. ISSN 1090-0233

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Abstract

A circumferential ring in the hoof horn of foals occurs at birth and grows down to the distal border as the fetal hoof is replaced. Horn growth and complete hoof capsule renewal have not been measured in Thoroughbred foals but the determination of time of hoof renewal may allow accurate predictions of healing time to be made in cases of hoof lesions. The objective of this study was to measure the time taken for the fetal hoof of newborn foals to grow to the distal border and be replaced by hoof grown since birth. The age of the foal in days on the day that routine hoof trimming removed the hoof ring of the front hooves was recorded. The mean age at which the fetal hoof was removed was 145 ± 15 days (95% CI, 141.8–147.2), range 120–165 days. Thoroughbred foals replaced the fetal hoof in approximately half the time taken for mature horses (270–365 days).

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	The Veterinary Journal
Creators:	Curtis, S., Martin, J. and Hobbs, S.
Publisher:	Elsevier Ltd.
Date:	18 April 2014
Volume:	201
Number:	1
ISSN:	1090-0233
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.04.012 DOI S1090023314001592 Publisher Item Identifier
Divisions:	Schools > School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	31 Aug 2018 08:50
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2018 08:50
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34397

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