Bovine Foot Model
Plastic Cow Foot Model
Plastic cast of standing bovine foot with wood block (photo by McLean Gunderson).
Profile Cow Foot Model
Plastic cast of standing bovine foot supported by a wooden stand; showing dewclaws (photo by McLean Gunderson).
Palmar/plantar Cow Hoof
Palmar/plantar view of plastic hoof models., one with a hairy heel wart made of modeling clay (photo by McLean Gunderson).
Comparison of Foot Models
Plastic cow foot models used across various courses. Photo by McLean Gunderson.
Plastic models used in the large animal anatomy course as part of an active learning exercise. I also envision making a hybrid of plastic and foam of the “standing” model (hoof rigid, foot pliable) so this model can also be used in a clinical skills course for trimming out a hoof abscess, bandaging a wound, and applying a digital block to the unaffected claw.
These models were created by casting specimens from a dissected bull calf and standing Jersey cow. Alginate was originally used as a mold to create a plastic cast of the foot. A silicone mold was made and used to replicate the original cast in sufficient numbers for use in our course.
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