Laminitis of horse


This is an important disease in horse, causing claudication. Cross-sections of the horseshoe. The right shows the normal state, and the left shows laminitis. The hoof (stratum lamellatum) is markedly hypertrophied. The lesion is non-inflammatory and considered to be associated with dietary factors and load-induced circulatory impairment due to standing for a long period.


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Masanobu Goryo
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Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University., Morioka, 020-8550, Japan