Indian Journal of Veterinary Surgery
  • Year: 1997
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 1

Measurement of hoof sole thickness by radiography: A possible method of measuring sole growth rate in cattle

  • Author:
  • S.S. Singh1, W.R. Ward2, R.D. Murray3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 1 to 4

1Department of Surgery and Radiology, University of Liverpool, UK

2College of Veterinary Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK

3Division of Farm Animal Studies, University of Liverpool, UK

Punjab Agricultural university, Ludhiana-141004

Abstract

Measurement of sole thickness in cattle by radiography was carried out on 12 hind feet collected from a slaughter house. Taking into account the radiographic magnification, the sole thickness was calculated, which was closely related to the actual thickness. Results of the pilot study indicate that the method can be used to measure sole growth in cattle.

Keywords

Cattle, Radiography, Sole thickness