A comparison of the moment arms of pelvic limb muscles in horses bred for acceleration (Quarter Horse) and endurance (Arab)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-37

  Crook, T C ^a   Cruickshank, S E ^a   McGowan, C M ^b   Stubbs, N ^b   Wilson, A M ^a   Hodson Tole, E ^c   Payne, R C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arab; Biomechanics; Equine; Locomotion; Moment arm; Muscle; Quarter Horse

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BREEDING; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HIP JOINT; HORSES; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77954127286     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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