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A note on the energy cost of walking in cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. M. de C. R. Ribeiro ,
J. M. Brockway  and
A. J. F. Webster
J. M. de C. R. Ribeiro
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
J. M. Brockway
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
A. J. F. Webster
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
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Summary

Measurements were made of the heat production of cattle while standing at rest or walking on a treadmill at different speeds, both on the level and at a gradient of 6°. The energy cost of horizontal locomotion was about 2 J/kg per m at speeds of 40 to 85 m/min, irrespective of body weight or plane of nutrition. The energy cost of vertical locomotion was about 26 J/kg per vertical m.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , August 1977 , pp. 107 - 110
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1977

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