2012
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-87
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Abstract: BackgroundUnderstanding normal gait requires allowing for variations in normal patterns by the sex, age, and species in question. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate kinetic and temporospatial parameters in clinically healthy sheep from three different age groups with a pressure-sensing walkway. The sheep were judged to be healthy based on the results of complete physical and orthopaedic examinations and had no history of lameness. Twenty-one clinically healthy female Santa Ines sheep were divided… Show more

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“…Percentage of body weight (BW) distribution is higher on the forelimbs than the hind limbs, similar to reports in dogs, sheep, and cats 1,4,14,17 walking on a pressure-sensitive walkway. A cursorial mammal's center of gravity is located closer to the forelimbs than the hind limbs, and as a consequence, during locomotion the forelimbs support more body weight.…”
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“…Percentage of body weight (BW) distribution is higher on the forelimbs than the hind limbs, similar to reports in dogs, sheep, and cats 1,4,14,17 walking on a pressure-sensitive walkway. A cursorial mammal's center of gravity is located closer to the forelimbs than the hind limbs, and as a consequence, during locomotion the forelimbs support more body weight.…”
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confidence: 77%
“…18 No differences were noted between sides for both forelimbs and hind limbs in all anteaters, which is expected in healthy animals with symmetric gait such as walking. 1,4,12,17 Although the gait velocity was similar for the three giant anteaters in this study, the stride frequency was higher in anteaters 2 and 3 than in anteater 1. The difference in stride frequency is associated with body size, which also influenced other temporospatial parameters.…”
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“…Furthermore during over ground walking, stance durations of Suffolk sheep (Kim and Breur, 2008) and Santa Ines sheep (Agostinho et al, 2012) ranged from 59.09% (±0.73) to 66.31% (±3.41) in the forelimb and 61.32% (±1.71) to 68.89% (±4.03) in the hindlimb, which was also similar to this study. However, these studies reported shorter stride lengths (0.84 ± 0.05 m to 0.85 ± 0.07 m) in comparison to this study, which may be due to differences in breed investigated and measurement approach (kinematic vs. kinetic; treadmill vs. over ground).…”
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“…As a part of a larger comparative biomechanical human and sheep study, this study examined some key aspects of ovine locomotion. While the kinetics of sheep locomotion over ground have been reported (Kim and Breur, 2008;Agostinho et al, 2012), adequate descriptions of temporospatial locomotion parameters in healthy sheep using a kinematic set-up and treadmill are lacking, as are the number of training sessions required for treadmill habituation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to report kinematic parameters in mature sheep during treadmill walking, and to identify habituation to treadmill walk over five treadmill sessions.…”
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