STUDIES ON SOME CLAW ABNORMALITIES AND OVERGROWTHS IN SHEEP IN BEHIRA PROVINCE

Document Type : Research article

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Sheep are source of meat and milk production in Egypt, as well as of wool production in some arabian countries. The claw abnormalities and overgrowths in sheep in Behira Governorate are studied. These abnormal ities include, Scissors claws, elongation with toeing out of the medial claw, wrinkled claw, advanced elongation with hyperextension of hind phalangeal articulations, Advanced elongation with unequal wear and tear, overlapping claws corkscrew claws, whiplike claw, biforcated claws these abnormalities are all treated surgically.