Distribution of vertical forces in the pads of Greyhounds and Labrador Retrievers during walking

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1497-1501

  Besancon, M Faulkner ^a,b   Conzemius, Michael G ^a   Evans, Richard B ^a   Ritter, Matthew J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FOOT PAD; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; NONHUMAN; VELOCITY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 9444264258     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1497     Document Type: Article

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