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Research Article

The effect of the z-bar shoeing method on surface dimension of the hoof wall and time required for therapeutic shoeing in three horses with a sheared heel

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Pages 406-412 | Received 20 Nov 2019, Accepted 21 Aug 2020, Published online: 04 Sep 2020

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