. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 154 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY r Vi character, which causes lameness. In well-defined cases, the sidebones appear as hard projections just beneath the skin, and can be plainly seen or felt. In their early stages, sidebones are not so easily discovered, and one may buy a horse that appears sound, yet in a short time the trouble will become noticeable. Sidebones are most common on draft horses, and on those used on hard roads or pavements. This unsoundness is severely discriminated against and shrewd men will not buy horses that have side
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 154 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY r Vi character, which causes lameness. In well-defined cases, the sidebones appear as hard projections just beneath the skin, and can be plainly seen or felt. In their early stages, sidebones are not so easily discovered, and one may buy a horse that appears sound, yet in a short time the trouble will become noticeable. Sidebones are most common on draft horses, and on those used on hard roads or pavements. This unsoundness is severely discriminated against and shrewd men will not buy horses that have sidebones. Ring bone is a bony de- posit which in the form of a ring encircles the upper part of the foot or the pastern. On old horses this bony enlargement sometimes becomes very conspicuous. It may be due to hard labor, strains, bruises, etc., and if well developed, causes serious lameness. ^ Fig, 83. Sidebone shown at A on bone in the foot of a horse. Repro- duced from "Diseases of the Horse," U. S. Dept. of Fig. 84. Ring bone above foot, as indicated, and spavin at lower part of hock near point of arrow. Reproduced from Circular 29, Purdue Experiment Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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