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Impact of Weight Carriage on Joint Kinematics in Asian Elephants Used for Riding
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Riding elephants is one of the most controversial activities in the tourist industry, with concerns over whether load carrying is physically harmful. Here, we used an empirical approach to test how carrying loads up to 15% of the elephant’s body mass affected gait parameters. The max...
Autores principales: | Kongsawasdi, Siriphan, Brown, Janine L., Boonprasert, Khajohnpat, Pongsopawijit, Pornsawan, Wantanajittikul, Kittichai, Khammesri, Siripat, Tajarernmuang, Tanapong, Thonglorm, Nipaporn, Kanta-In, Rungtiwa, Thitaram, Chatchote |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34438880 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11082423 |
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