Equine Locomotion and Performance Practical Assessment of Movement Symmetry in Horses: Use of Inertial Sensors during Clinical Lameness Exams
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Assessment of lameness is an everyday task for many veterinarians, it is an essential part of a prepurchase examination and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has included it into the list if 'day one skills' for veterinary graduates. Recently, the first public National Equine Health Survey pioneered by the Blue Cross animal charity and supported by the British Equine Veterinary Association showed that lameness was the most common problem affecting 11% of the surveyed horses and lameness does not only compromise equine welfare and performance, but it also results in substantial financial costs to the equine industry.
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