Energetic and kinematic consequences of weighting the distal limb

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 772-777

  Wickler, S J ^a   Hoyt, D F ^a   Clayton, H M ^b   Mullineaux, D R ^b   Cogger, E A ^a   Sandoval, E ^a   Mcguire, R ^a   Lopez, C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of transport; Horse; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BACK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MASS; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; TREADMILL; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844289700     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044848046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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