Mineral composition of distal phalanxes and horns in necrobacillary pododermatitis of sheep

Abstract

The study of minerals revealed a significant difference between the mineral composition of distal phalanxes and horns obtained from healthy animals those suffering from necrobacillary pododermatitis. From our point of view, the increase of macro- and microelements quantity in the tissues of ovine hoofs can be explained by the fact that these elements are indispensable for life, playing an extremely important role in metabolic processes. The oxidizing-reductive reactions are intensified in the pathological foci, thus, an elevation of the minerals level was observed in the performed research. Simultaneously, a serum insufficiency of minerals has been diagnosed in the injured sheep as a sequence of elements dislocation from the distal phalanxes to the pathological foci.