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The integument is defined as the outer protective covering of an animal and includes the skin, haircoat or feathers, hooves and horns.
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The integument is defined as the outer protective covering of an animal and includes the skin, haircoat or feathers, hooves and horns.  The skin is the largest organ of the body and plays a major protective and regulatory function.  Generally mammalian skin is covered with hair and is termed hirsute skin.  Where hair is absent, it is termed glabrous skin.
    
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