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Investigation of the Working Patterns Of Caleche Horses in Marrakech, Morocco Using GPS Tracking Collars
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/evj.08_12732
Subject(s) - global positioning system , veterinary medicine , tracking (education) , geography , medicine , computer science , psychology , telecommunications , pedagogy
A. Speakman, Y. Salah, H. Alyakine, S.L. Freeman and J.H. Burford School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, College Road, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK; D epartement de M edecine, Chirurgie et Reproduction, Institut Agronomique et V et erinaire Hassan II, BP 6202 Instituts, Rabat, Maroc. E-mail: svyaks@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Reasons for performing study: Few studies have collected quantitative data about the working patterns of equids providing tractive power in developing countries. This study aimed to establish if GPS collars could be used to reliably provide objective data.