Gait analysis in clinically healthy sheep from three different age groups using a pressure-sensitive walkway

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 3 Comparison of the kinetic data of the forelimbs among three groups (G1, G2 and G3) of healthy Sheep

	G1		G2		G3		P value
	Mean ± SD	CV	Mean ± SD	CV	Mean ± SD	CV	G1-G2	G1-G3	G2-G3
Peak Vertical Force (%BW)	54.67 ± 8.40^a	15.36	47.23 ± 4.06^ab	8.59	40.15 ± 3.83^b	9.53	0.09	0.001	0.12
Vertical Impulse (%BW*s)	16.39 ± 2.53^a	15.43	14.53 ± 1.30^ab	8,94	12.46 ± 1.96^b	15.73	0.30	0.005	0.20
% of Body distribution	31.38 ± 1.57	5.00	31.04 ± 1.20	3.86	31.60 ± 1.93	6.10	1.00	1.00	1.00

Values followed by different letters along each row are significantly different.

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