Net joint kinetics in the limbs of pigs walking on concrete floor in dry and contaminated conditions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 992-998

  Thorup, V M ^a,b   Laursen, B ^c   Jensen, B R ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Floor condition; Gait analysis; Inverse dynamics; Joint moment; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BUILDING; CADAVER; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; JOINT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; JOINTS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUS SCROFA; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 42149159574     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0581     Document Type: Article

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