The effects of limb posture on relationships between in vitro radial hoof strain, load and joint angles

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-232

  Hobbs, S J ^a   Mather, J ^a   Rolph, C ^a   Richards, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hoof; Horse; Kinematics; Kinetics; Strain

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSES;

EID: 67549130787     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X395967     Document Type: Article

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