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Table 1 The body segment parameters of the right limbs of five pigs. The segment mass, kg and % BW; segment length, cm; segment COMrel, the distance from the proximal segment end to the COM in % of segment length; and segment ICOM, kg·m2·10-3, are presented as average ± s.d.

From: Joint axes of rotation and body segment parameters of pig limbs

 

Mass

Length

COMrel

ICOM

 

kg

% BW

cm

%

kg·m2·10-3

Forelimb

     

Humerus

1.333 ± 0.126

1.94 ± 0.12

12.7 ± 0.2

46.1 ± 1.9

4.42 ± 1.07

Radius/ulna

0.726 ± 0.073

1.05 ± 0.04

14.5 ± 1.2

31.5 ± 3.0

2.32 ± 0.70

Metacarpus

0.125 ± 0.021

0.18 ± 0.03

6.4 ± 0.8

49.3 ± 2.1

0.06 ± 0.03b

Forepastern

0.100 ± 0.008

0.15 ± 0.01

4.9 ± 0.1

44.5 ± 2.1

0.04 ± 0.00b

Foretoe

0.030 ± 0.003

0.04 ± 0.00

2.2 ± 0.1

50a

0.0002a

Hindlimb

     

Femur

4.466 ± 0.207

6.50 ± 0.22

18.3 ± 1.0

50.3 ± 5.1

31.50 ± 2.37

Tibia

0.991 ± 0.056

1.44 ± 0.07

16.0 ± 0.9

40.4 ± 3.6

2.52 ± 1.00

Metatarsus

0.291 ± 0.035

0.42 ± 0.03

10.4 ± 0.8

32.3 ± 5.6

0.34 ± 0.07b

Hindpastern

0.111 ± 0.010

0.16 ± 0.01

5.9 ± 0.6

40.0 ± 5.5

0.06 ± 0.01b

Hindtoe

0.029 ± 0.003

0.04 ± 0.01

2.3 ± 0.1

50a

0.0002a

  1. aapproximated; bcalculated.