Biomechanics in young and adult italian standardbred trotter horses in real racing conditions

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 367-376

  Vilar, J M ^a   Spadari, A ^b   Billi, V ^b   Desini, V ^b   Santana, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult; Biomechanics; Horse; Kinematics; Movement; Young

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREEDING; COMPETITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ITALY; JOINT FUNCTION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; KINEMATICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; NONHUMAN; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HORSES; MALE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 43249110522     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-008-9043-0     Document Type: Article

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