Force analysis of unprovoked pig gait on clean and fouled concrete surfaces

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-257

  von Wachenfelt, H ^a   Pinzke, S ^a   Nilsson, C ^a   Olsson, O ^b   Ehlorsson, C J ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Animal Health Service   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; FOULING; FRICTION; MAMMALS;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CONCRETE FLOOR; CONCRETE SURFACE; FORCE ANALYSIS; GAIT ADAPTATION; GAIT PARAMETERS; HORIZONTAL FORCES; VERTICAL FORCE;

FLOORS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 69749121117     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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