Anatomy and baseline histology of the hoof capsule, corium, and digital cushion in free-ranging southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa)

• Liza Dadone ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lizadadone@giraffevet.org

  Affiliation Giraffe Veterinary Services, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8330-1831

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• Steve Foxworth,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Zoo Hoofstock Trim Program, Loveland, Colorado, United States of America

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• Jacqueline Goedhals,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Path Care Laboratories, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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• Sushan Han,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado, United States of America

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• Priya Bapodra-Villaverde,

  Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Powell, Ohio, United States of America

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• Seng Wai Yap,

  Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of Wisconsin College of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0219-6919

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• Thato Radile,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal-, Wildlife- and Grassland Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4576-757X

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• Francois Deacon

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal-, Wildlife- and Grassland Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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