Am J Vet Res. 2023 Nov 1;85(1). doi: 10.2460/ajvr.23.06.0145. Print 2024 Jan 1.
To evaluate the radiographic thickness of the dorsal hoof wall in normal draft horse feet.
33 adult draft horses with no history of laminitis, no clinically obvious lameness, and visibly unremarkable front feet were included.
This was a prospective, descriptive study of clinically normal draft horses' front feet. Lateromedial radiographs were acquired of the front feet. A ratio of the dorsal hoof wall thickness to the length of the distal phalanx (DHWP3 ratio) was calculated.
The dorsal hoof wall thickness to length of the distal phalanx was calculated as 0.33 ± 0.03 (range of 0.28 to 0.39) in this population of draft horses.
With very few exceptions, the heterogeneous population of draft horses evaluated in this study had a DHWP3 ratio greater than previously published values in lighter breeds (< 0.30).
评估正常乘用马马蹄背侧蹄壁的放射厚度。
33 匹成年乘用马，无蹄叶炎病史，无明显跛行，前肢外观正常。
这是对临床正常乘用马前肢的前瞻性、描述性研究。对前肢拍摄后-前位 X 线片。计算背侧蹄壁厚度与远指骨长度的比值（DHWP3 比值）。
在该乘用马群体中，背侧蹄壁厚度与远指骨长度的比值计算为 0.33 ± 0.03（范围为 0.28 至 0.39）。
除极少数例外，本研究评估的乘用马异质群体的 DHWP3 比值大于先前在轻型品种（<0.30）中发表的值。
