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ANIMAL MANAGEMENT. 



Coronary 

 band. 



Fleshy 

 sole. 



Fleshy 

 leaves. 



Round the coronet, and forming the bulge which is noticeable in this 

 region, is another thick, but narrower strip of the same nature (the 

 coronary band) (fig. 41, 8) ; while beneath the pedal bone is a similar though 

 thinner layer (the fieshy sole) (fig. 41, 14). 



The surfaces of the coronary band, the fleshy sole and fleshy frog are 

 covered by innumerable, small, finger-like projections, which give them a 

 velvety appearance ; and it is from these little points that the horn of the 

 hoof grows. 



The outer surface of the coffin bone is covered by a series of fleshy 

 leaves (laminae), five or six hundred in number, the edges of which, 

 running from top to bottom of the bone, present an appearance like the 

 leaves of an uncut book. These fleshy leaves dovetail in a very intricate 

 manner with the horny leaves, which are found arranged in a similar 

 manner around the inner surface of the wall, and form the chief bond of 

 union between the fleshy and horny parts of the hoof (fig. 43). 



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Fig. 44. 



Longitudinal (a) and transverse (b) section of horn. Some of the tubes 

 are empty, some filled with debris. 



The blood- T^^ blood-vessels oi the foot are extremely numerous ; they permeate the 

 vessels. bones and fleshy parts to such an extent that, in the living animal, the 



foot may be said to literally swim in blood ; and it is a matter of common 



knowledge that trivial wounds in this part bleed with the greatest 



freedom. 

 The The nerves of the foot are distributed with equal profuseness, and 



nerves. although the hoof itself is not sensitive, the slightest touch on its surface 



is felt by the animal. 



