Evaluation of a digitally integrated accelerometer-based activity monitor for the measurement of activity in cats

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-183

  Lascelles, B Duncan X ^a   Hansen, Bernard D ^a   Thomson, Andrea ^a   Pierce, Courtney C ^a   Boland, Elizabeth ^a   Smith, Eric S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Assessment; Feline; Movement; Video analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; HARNESS;

EID: 38949115552     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2007.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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