Quantification of the locomotion of Dutch Warmblood foals.
To get an in-depth insight into the ontogeny of the equine locomotor apparatus, the locomotion of 28 Dutch Warmblood foals was recorded at the walk, trot and canter on a treadmill using a CODA-3 apparatus. A great similarity in joint angle-time diagrams was found, although considerable differences in kinematic gait parameters of individual foals could be detected. These results contribute to an objective comparison of the locomotor performance of foals.
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Department of General and Large Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van den Bogert
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van Weeren
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Bruin
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Barneveld
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006736:Horses / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D010827:Physiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016474:Weight-Bearing