BIOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE HOOF BALANCE OF EQUIDS USED TO PULL WAGONS IN BELO HORI¬ZONTE CITY, BRAZIL AVALIAÇÃO BIOMÉTRICA DO EQUILÍBRIO PODAL DE EQÜÍDEOS DE TRAÇÃO NO MUNICÍPIO DE BELO HORIZONTE

BIOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE HOOF BALANCE OF EQUIDS USED TO PULL WAGONS IN BELO HORI¬ZONTE CITY, BRAZIL AVALIAÇÃO BIOMÉTRICA DO EQUILÍBRIO PODAL DE EQÜÍDEOS DE TRAÇÃO NO MUNICÍPIO DE BELO HORIZONTE

The hoof balance of 58 equids used to pull wagons in the city of Belo Horizonte was evaluated, by measuring length and width of sole and frog, length of heels and length of hoof wall and toe angle from the four hooves. Significant differences were not observed between right and left fore and hindlim...

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Main Authors: Ubiratan Pereira de Melo, Maristela Silveira Palhares, Renata de Pino Albuquerque Maranhão, Heloísa Helena Capuano de Rezende, Cíntia Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2007-07-01
Series:Ciência Animal Brasileira
Online Access:http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/1354

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