I, hoof and toe different

1, horse hooves: no hoof and toe, the whole hoof is half ring whole.

2, cattle hooves: well-proportioned limbs, 4 toes, all have hoof nails, its rear 2 toes do not land.

2. Different structural features

1. Horse hoof: the dermis of the hoof margin forms very sparse fine papillae, and the tips of the papillae are pendulous; the crown of the hoof is located below the hoof margin and above the hoof wall; the sole of the hoof is located in the inner part of the white line, and in front of the fork of the hoof and on the lateral side. The anterior portion of the horny surface of the sole of the hoof is the sole body, and the posterior portion forms two sole branches and is connected to the hoof fork and hoof branches.

2, cattle hoof: there are many layers of structure, the innermost is the horn lobule, the hoof bone is the most surface of the flesh lobule, they are embedded in each other.

Extended information:

The cow's hoof shell protects the other structures in the hoof. It is chemically composed primarily of keratin, which is made up of amino acids, and is very hard and resistant to acids, alkalis and temperatures. Neither peroxyacetic acid nor kerosene affects the basic physiological function of the hoof shell when cattle are brought in to be sterilized.

But when the color of the hoof sole turns white, commonly referred to as pink hooves, this indicates that the keratin on the sole has been eroded by ammonia. This is because keratin, in the presence of ammonia, breaks down into amino acids, which in turn degrade into a white powdery substance that peels off layer by layer downwards, and may eventually progress to the point where the dermis of the sole is leaking out.

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