Kinetic and temporospatial parameters in male and female cats walking over a pressure sensing walkway

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dc.contributor.authorVerdugo, Mirela R. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorRahal, Sheila Canevese [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAgostinho, Felipe S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorGovoni, Verônica M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMamprim, Maria Jaqueline [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Frederico O.B.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Saúde e Produção Animal
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:29:47Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:29:47Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-27
dc.description.abstractBackground: Several factors may influence kinetic data measurements, including body conformation and body mass. In addition, gender differences in gait pattern have been observed in healthy humans. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the kinetic and temporospatial parameters in clinically healthy male and female cats using a pressure-sensitive walkway. Eighteen crossbreed adult cats were divided into two groups: G1 had ten male cats (nine neutered) aged from 1 to 4 years and body mass 3.1-6.8 kg; G2 had eight spayed female cats, aged from 1 to 6 years and body mass 3.3-4.75 kg. The data from the first five valid trials were collected for each cat. A trial was considered valid if the cat maintained a velocity between 0.54-0.74 m/s and acceleration from -0.20 to 0.20 m/s2. The peak vertical force (PVF), vertical impulse (VI), gait cycle time, stance time, swing time, stride length, and percentage body weight distribution among the four limbs were determined. In addition, the lengths of each forelimb and each hind limb were measured using a tape with the animal standing.Results: No significant differences were observed in each group in either the forelimbs or the hind limbs or between the left and right sides for any of the variables. For both groups, the PVF (%BW), the VI, and the percentage body weight distribution were higher at the forelimbs than the hind limbs. The stride length was larger for males; however, the other kinetic and temporospatial variables did not show any statistically significant differences between the groups. The lengths of the forelimbs and hind limbs were larger in the male cats. There was a significant moderate positive correlation between the stride length and the length of the limbs.Conclusions: In conclusion, the only difference observed between male and female cats was the stride length, and this was due to the greater body size of male cats. This difference did not affect other temporospatial or kinetics variables. © 2013 Verdugo et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal Rural da Amazônia Instituto de Saúde e Produção Animal, Belém, do Pará
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-129
dc.identifier.citationBMC Veterinary Research, v. 9.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1746-6148-9-129
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-84879431800.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1746-6148
dc.identifier.lattes1497433265390194
dc.identifier.lattes8854318602850671
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9211-4093
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84879431800
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75718
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000321339300001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Veterinary Research
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.958
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,934
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAnimalia
dc.titleKinetic and temporospatial parameters in male and female cats walking over a pressure sensing walkwayen
dc.typeArtigo
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unesp.author.lattes8854318602850671
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1406-9979[6]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9211-4093[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Botucatupt

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