DEW CLAW ABNORMALITIES AND OVERGROWTHS IN SHEEP AND GOATS

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In the p < /strong>resent study many types of dew claw abnormalities and overgrwoths in sheep and goats were recorded and described. These abnormalities are Hook like, curved, wing like, diverging, L-shaped and hypoplastic dew claw. In the present investigation, most dew claw abnormalities were detected in the pelvic limb of the ewes more than in the thoracic limb, and were prevalent in ewes and does more than in rams and bucks.