title: Ultrasonographic and macroscopic comparison of the thickness of the capsule, corium, and soft tissues in bovine claws: an in vitro study.
abstract: This study aimed to compare thickness of the capsule, corium, and soft tissues measured ultrasonographically and macroscopically in selected regions of bovine claws. A hundred and twenty claws (n = 120) of 15 healthy Holstein bovines were obtained. After cleaning the claws, ultrasonographic measurement of the capsule, corium, and soft tissues was performed while submerging the claws in a water bath. Macroscopic measurements were taken after cutting of the claws axially. These values were compared statistically. According to the macroscopic measurements, the mean thickness ± standard deviation (SD) of the capsule for dorsal wall and sole was 6.2 ± 0.1 and 9.5 ± 0.4 mm, respectively. The thickness of the corium and soft tissues for dorsal wall and sole was 4.5 ± 0.1 and 5.3 ± 0.1 mm, respectively. Ultrasonographically, the mean thickness ± SD of the capsule for dorsal wall and sole was 4.7 ± 0.1 and 7.8 ± 0.3 mm, respectively. The thickness of the corium and soft tissues for dorsal wall and sole was 4.3 ± 0.1 and 5.9 ± 0.2 mm, respectively. Findings demonstrated that ultrasonography can be reliably to measure of the thickness of the hoof capsule, corium, and soft tissue in bovine claw.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Goksen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cecen
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salci
authors.forename: Deniz Seyrek
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Intas
authors.forename: Nureddin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Celimli
authors.forename: Gulsum Ulke
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Caliskan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002102:Cadaver; D002417:Cattle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: bovine claw; ultrasound