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=== Horses === Within the equine world, the expression, "no foot, no horse" emphasizes the importance of hoof health.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Aoki |first=Yasuhiro |year=2006 |title=Changes in walking parameters of milking cows after hoof trimming|(Aoki, Y. et al., 2006). |quote=Lameness, behind infertility and mastitis, is the biggest cause of economic loss to a dairy farmer (Weaver, A., 2006). Many farmers and veterinarians have used a phase that distinguished that if the animal has bad hooves then it is of no use, the most common version of this phrase is used with equines, "No hoof no horse."|journal=Animal Science Journal|volume=77|pages=103β109|doi=10.1111/j.1740-0929.2006.00326.x}}</ref> Hoof care is important in the [[equine industry]].<ref name=":5" /> Problems that can arise with poor [[horse hoof]] care include hoof cracks, thrush, abscesses and [[laminitis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/horse/health/common-hoof-problems/|title=Common hoof problems : Horse : University of Minnesota Extension|website=www.extension.umn.edu|access-date=2016-11-30|archive-date=2016-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201015349/http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/horse/health/common-hoof-problems/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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