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

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 4 Comparison of the kinetic data of the hind limbs 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)	33.14 ± 5.06^a	15.26	29.08 ± 2.63^ab	9.04	23.52 ± 3.35^b	14.24	0.25	0.001	0.06
Vertical Impulse (%BW*s)	9.51 ± 1.96	20.6	8.92 ± 1.15	12.89	7.74 ± 1.89	24.41	1.00	0.22	0.67
% of Body distribution	18.92 ± 1.12	5.91	19.05 ± 1.22	6.40	18.39 ± 1.81	9.84	1.00	1.00	1.00

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

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