Evaluation of the effect of signalment and body conformation on activity monitoring in companion dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-325

  Brown, Dorothy Cimino ^a   Michel, Kathryn E ^a   Love, Molly ^a   Dow, Caitlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MOVEMENT; DOG; EVALUATION; FEMALE; LIMB; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77951021426     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.71.3.322     Document Type: Article

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