Giraffe evidence area

Foot & hoof disease

Chronic foot and hoof pathology: laminitis, overgrowth, pedal osteitis, sole disease (distinct from acute injury).

Emerging corpus coverage

19mapped records

4open-access records

0human-checked notes

Working conservation implication

What this evidence could inform

No intervention hypothesis has been editorially approved for this evidence area.

This is a research and product hypothesis derived from the developing map. It is not a clinical protocol, a field-program claim, or proof that a proposed intervention works.

Corpus coverage

1971–2026

21% of mapped records are marked open access. Classification can be imperfect; use the paper-level sources for substantive conclusions.

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Starting points

Key papers in the map

201628 citations in source index

Training giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) for front foot radiographs and hoof care

Zoo Biology

Open DOI

201019 citations in source index

Changes in Serum Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Levels in Captive Ruminants Affected By Diet Manipulation

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Open DOI

201414 citations in source index

Severe laminitis in multiple zoo species

Veterinary Quarterly

Open DOI

198614 citations in source index

Giraffe squeeze cage procedure

Zoo Biology

Open DOI

201412 citations in source index

THE USE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TO BETTER DEFINE HOOF PATHOLOGY IN THE RETICULATED GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS RETICULATA)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Open DOI

201212 citations in source index

Die Maul- und Klauenseuche und ihre wichtigsten Differenzialdiagnosen

Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe G Großtiere / Nutztiere

Open DOI

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