Quantification of spontaneous locomotion activity in foals kept in pastures under various management conditions

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1212-1217

  Kurvers, C M H Chantal ^a,c   van Weeren, P René ^a   Rogers, Chris W ^b   van Dierendonck, Machteld C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGING; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; MICROCOMPUTER; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECUMBENCY; REST; STANDING; VELOCITY; WALKING; WORKLOAD;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747701626     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.7.1212     Document Type: Article

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