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ABNORMALITIES AND OVERGROWTHS OF THE CLAWS IN SHEEP AND GOATS IN ASSIUT PROVINCE

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goats were inspected for claw overgrowths and deformities. Incidence of these overgrowths were 33.3 in sheep and 25% in goats. The incidence was higher in females than in males specially in the hind feet because of advanced pregnancy or as the result of the large size of the udder after peaturition. Wrinkled claws in sheep are present in 21.5% of the cases, while in toeing out it was 16%, in toeing in 17%, corkscrew 13%, elongated claws 10%, hyperplastic 9,5%, diverging 9.3% & lastly hypoplastic 1.5%. In goats the percentage was elongated claws 33% wrinkled claws 29%, toeing out
24%,diverging claws 24.5%, corkscrew 20.2%, hypoplastic claw 6.5% overlapping claws were only seen nearly in 7.7% of goats.

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10.21608/avmj.1996.183982

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Key words: Sheep, goats, claws, abnormalities, Assiut

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M.H.

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EL-GUINDY

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M.F.

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AHMED

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36.1

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71

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26546

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1996-10-01

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1996-10-24

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1996-10-01

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31

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43

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1012-5973

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2314-5226

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1,840

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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