Equine ergonomics: A new era?

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-6

  Van Weeren, P R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; BODY POSTURE; EDITORIAL; ERGONOMICS; HEAD POSITION; HORSE; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NECK; NONHUMAN; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844255800     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054406793     Document Type: Editorial

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