A novel wireless data acquisition system for the measurement of hoof accelerations in the exercising horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 671-674

  Ryan, C T ^a   Dallap Schaer, B L ^a   Nunamaker, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Hoof acceleration; Horse; Racehorse; Wireless device

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; KINETICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSES; KINETICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RUNNING;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751219867     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406X156361     Document Type: Article

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