THe JOURNAL 



OP 



^f[Q department of M^ncufture. 



Vol. V. Part 11. 



8th November, 1907. 



DISEASES OF FARM ANIMALS. 



S. S. Cameron, M .R.C.V.S., CJiief Veterinary Oificer. 

 DISEASES OF THE FOOT. 



{Continued from page 640.) 



Seedy Toe. 



LIBRARY 

 NEW YORK 

 BOTANICAL 



GARDEN. 



Seedy toe is the name given to the formation of per\-erted horn at 

 the union of the sole and wall on the under surface of the toe. It may 

 spread round towards the quarters and heels and upwards towards the 

 coronet. The horn appears structureless, soft, powdery, and easily scraped 

 awav. 



Figs. 109 and no. Seedy toe. Vertical and transverse sections of loot, showin< 



f"^ the horn fibres [a] separated from the horn laminae. (After Axe , 



^ The Cause is somewhat obscure and has been ascribed to the attack 



Q^ of a parasite ; but the condition frequently follows on an attack of laminitis 

 C\) and doubtless is occasionally also caused by the pressure of an over tight 



toe clip. 

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