CONTENTS 
CHAPTER I 
PAGE 
INTRODUCTION. : : : ‘ : , 1 
CHAPTER II 
REGIONAL ANATOMY. ? : 4 ; . 6 
A. The Bones . ‘ : 4 . ; 7 
B. The Ligaments. ; é , $ . 12 
C. The Tendons J F : i . 17 
D. The Arteries : ; F - 22 
E. The Veins . ‘ ; 3 j : . 26 
F, The Nerves : . 28 
G. The Complanentary Apparatus of ‘dhe Os Pedis : . 80 
H. The Keratogenous Membrane : 7 ‘ . 82 
I. The Hoof . ‘ : s ; s . 387 
CHAPTER III 
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL OBSERVATIONS 44 
A. Development of the Hoof . ‘ ‘ . 44 
B. Chemical Properties and Histology of Horn : . 58 
C. Expansion and Contraction of the Hoof . “ . 62 
D. The Functions of the Lateral Cartilages . j . 66 
E. Growth of the Hoof : és é ‘ . 69 
CHAPTER IV : 
METHOD OF EXAMINING THE Foor . : . 7 
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