A force plate study of avian gait

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2037-2043

  Corr, Sandra A ^a   McCorquodale, Caroline ^b   McDonald, John ^c   Gentle, Mike ^b   McGovern, Rod ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Avian; Bipedal; Force plate; Gait

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; DATA ACQUISITION; FEEDING;

ANALGESIA; BIPEDAL; FORCE PLATE; GROUND REACTION FORCE (GRF);

GAIT ANALYSIS;

CARPROFEN;

ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOWL; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHICKENS; GAIT; MALE; RUNNING; WALKING;

EID: 34249706824     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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