By Luk' yanovskii, V. A., Vestnik Sel'skokhozyaistvennoi Nauki Moskva, 1992
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The study of the hoof horn quality in 1100 cows of different breeds, housed under different conditions and during different seasons involved an assessment of hardness, tensible strength, intensity of hoof growth and wearing out, resistance to wearing out, heat conductivity of the horn and the contents of moisture, ash, protein and fat. The highest quality of horn was found in the Ayrshire breed kept in autumn on wooden floors and was superior to the indigenous and imported German Pied breed
The study of the hoof horn quality in 1100 cows of different breeds, housed under different conditions and during different seasons involved an assessment of hardness, tensible strength, intensity of hoof growth and wearing out, resistance to wearing out, heat conductivity of the horn and the contents of moisture, ash, protein and fat. The highest quality of horn was found in the Ayrshire breed kept in autumn on wooden floors and was superior to the indigenous and imported German Pied breed
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