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Validation of a handheld smartphone markerless method for quantifying thoracolumbar flexion–extension range of motion in horses at trot

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Back pain and poor performance in horses are difficult to assess objectively and thoracolumbar flexion‐extension range of motion (FEROM) is not reliably evaluated by subjective observation alone. A handheld, smartphone‐based markerless computer vision system (RealHorse®; RH) may enable objective clinical and field‐based FEROM ...
Maria Rosendahl Christensen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Veterinarian and breeder perspectives surrounding ovum pick‐up and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in mares: A survey study

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background There is an ethical debate about the application of ovum pick‐up (OPU) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in mares. Objectives To survey the opinions of equine veterinarians and breeders of sport horses on the ethics of using OPU–ICSI in mares. Study Design Cross‐sectional descriptive study.
Niamh Lewis   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotypic associations between young horse assessments and orthopaedic diagnoses in insured Swedish Warmblood horses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Lameness is the most common health problem in riding horses, and insurance data have previously been used to investigate the prevalence of orthopaedic diagnoses in Swedish Warmblood (SWB) horses. Young horse performance testing is an important part of the SWB breeding programme and contributes data to the genetic evaluation ...
Sandra Bonow   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of a novel instrumented hoof boot with pressure sensors using force plate gait kinetics in horses at walk and trot

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Force plates (FP) are considered the gold standard for quantitative equine gait evaluation but are limited to experimental use. An instrumented hoof boot (IHB) with pressure sensors and an inertial measurement unit would allow clinicians to objectively assess kinetic parameters and gait symmetry.
Jasmin Keller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assemblages of care: Moral economies, classed labor, and affective exhaustion among Karachi's working middle‐class women

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how working middle‐class women in Karachi navigate the intersecting burdens of care and self‐care within the affective, infrastructural, and ideological conditions of urban precarity. Drawing on twelve semi‐structured interviews conducted across homes, workplaces, and cafés in the city, seven of which anchor the primary ...
Muhammad Huzaifa
wiley   +1 more source

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