Elk hoof disease likely causes systemic changes according to WSU research
Research at Washington State University is helping to identify the effects of elk treponeme-associated hoof disease outside of deformed hooves.
COURTESY PHOTO/VLADA KARPOVICH VIA PEXELS
PULLMAN — Elk treponeme-associated hoof disease, previously thought to be limited to deformations in elks’ hooves, appears to create molecular changes throughout the animal’s system, according to epigenetic research from Washington State University.
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