Temporospatial and kinetic characteristics of sheep walking on a pressure sensing walkway

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-55

  Kim, Jongmin ^a   Breur, Gert J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FORCE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SPECIES COMPARISON; STANDING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; PRESSURE; SHEEP; WALKING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 38449094859     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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