Dr. F.M. (Filipe) Serra Braganca

Dr. F.M. (Filipe) Serra Braganca

Research and Education Assistant
Equine sciences
f.m.serrabraganca@uu.nl

Publications

2024

Scholarly publications

Leclercq, A., Ask, K., Mellbin, Y., Byström, A., Bragança, F. M. S., Söderlind, M., Telezhenko, E., Bergsten, C., Andersen, P. H., Rhodin, M., & Hernlund, E. (2024). Kinematic changes in dairy cows with induced hindlimb lameness: transferring methodology from the field of equine biomechanics. Animal, 101269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2024.101269
Gómez Álvarez, C. B., Serra Bragança, F. M., & van Weeren, P. R. (2024). Science-in-brief: Highlights from the abstracts at the Ninth International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion, Utrecht, 2023. Equine Veterinary Journal, 56(5), 832-837. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14196
Gmel, A. I., Haraldsdóttir, E. H., Serra-Bragança, F., Lamas, L. P., Rosa, T. V., Stefaniuk-Szmukier, M., Klecel, W., Neuditschko, M., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2024). Inertial sensor data of horses from four breeds at walk and trot in hand on a straight line. Data in Brief, 55, Article 110764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110764
Parmentier, J., Aarts, R., Serra Braganca, F., & van der Zwaag, B. J. (2024). Measuring equine respiration in the field: an exploration of microphone data and deep learning detectors. 148-150. Paper presented at Measuring Behavior 2024: 13th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, Aberdeen, Scotland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25897855.v3
Serra Braganca, F., Hernlund, E., & Rhodin, M. (2024). Gait Analysis Systems. In Essential Facts of Equine Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine (pp. 242-255). VBS.
St George, L. B., Spoormakers, T. J. P., Hobbs, S. J., Clayton, H. M., Roy, S. H., Richards, J., & Serra Bragança, F. M. (2024). Classification performance of sEMG and kinematic parameters for distinguishing between non-lame and induced lameness conditions in horses. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, Article 1358986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1358986
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/438518/fvets-11-1358986.pdf?sequence=1
Gmel, A. I., Haraldsdóttir, E. H., Bragança, F. M. S., Cruz, A. M., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2024). Comparison of speed-dependent time, force and spatial parameters between Franches-Montagnes and European Warmblood horses walking and trotting on a treadmill. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 133, Article 105005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105005
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/437868/1-s2.0-S0737080624000121-main.pdf?sequence=1
Smit, I., Parmentier, J., Rovel, T., van Dieen, J. H., & Serra Braganca, F. (2024). Towards standardisation of surface electromyography measurements in the horse: Bipolar electrode location. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 76, Article 102884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102884
Smit, I. H., Hernlund, E., Persson-Sjodin, E., Björnsdóttir, S., Gunnarsdottir, H., Gunnarsson, V., Rhodin, M., & Serra Braganca, F. M. (2024). Adaptation strategies of the Icelandic horse with induced forelimb lameness at walk, trot and tölt. Equine Veterinary Journal, 56(3), 617-630. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13998
Persson-Sjodin, E., Hernlund, E., Pfau, T., Andersen, P. H., Forsström, K. H., Byström, A., Serra Bragança, F. M., Hardeman, A., Greve, L., Egenvall, A., & Rhodin, M. (2024). Withers vertical movement symmetry is useful for locating the primary lame limb in naturally occurring lameness. Equine Veterinary Journal, 56(1), 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13947

2023

Scholarly publications

Serra Braganca, F., van Weeren, R., Rhodin, M., & Hernlund, E. (2023). Quantitative Assessment of Locomotion in the Athletic Horse. In K. W. Hinchcliff, A. J. Kaneps, R. J. Geor, & E. Van Erck-Westergen (Eds.), Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery: Basic and clinical sciences of the equine athlete (3 ed., pp. 292-304). Elsevier.
ICEL Int Comm (2023). Foreword. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 19(1), S1-S5. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP2023.S1
Parmentier, J. I. M., Braganca, F. M. S., Hernlund, E., & Van Der Zwaag, B. J. (2023). Terrain Type Detection for Smart Equine Gait Analysis Systems Using Inertial Sensors and Machine Learning. In Proceedings - 19th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2023 (pp. 103-111). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/DCOSS-IoT58021.2023.00029
Suskens, J., Smit, I., Spoormakers, T., & Serra Braganca, F. (2023). Longissimus dorsi muscle activity in sound horses during in-hand trot on a straight line and circle. https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/abs/10.3920/cep2023.s1
Smit, I., Serra Braganca, F., Suskens, J., & Spoormakers, T. (2023). Back motion is largely passive in sound horses at walk.
Smit, I., Serra Braganca, F., & te Moller, N. (2023). How different skin preparation methods affect surface electromyographic measurements in the horse.
Hobbs, S. J., Serra Braganca, F. M., Rhodin, M., Hernlund, E., Peterson, M., & Clayton, H. M. (2023). Evaluating Overall Performance in High-Level Dressage Horse-Rider Combinations by Comparing Measurements from Inertial Sensors with General Impression Scores Awarded by Judges. Animals, 13(15), Article 2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152496
Parmentier, J., Serra Braganca, F., Hernlund, E., & van der Zwaag, B. J. (2023). Surface types can be classified with equine IMUs data and machine learning. S9-S9. Abstract from International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion, Utrecht, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP2023.S1
Parmentier, J., van der Zwaag, B. J., Hernlund, E., Rhodin, M., & Serra Braganca, F. (2023). Applying deep learning to IMU data to classify lameness location in horses. S10-S10. Abstract from International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion, Utrecht, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2023.s1
St. George, L., Spoormakers, T., Roy, S., Clayton, H., Richards, J., & Serra Braganca, F. (2023). Reliability of surface electromyographic (sEMG) measures of equine axial and appendicular muscles during overground trot. PLoS One, 18(7), e0288664. Article e0288664. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288664
Parmentier, J. I. M., Bosch, S., Zwaag, B. J. V. D., Weishaupt, M. A., Gmel, A. I., Havinga, P. J. M., Weeren, P. R. V., & Braganca, F. M. S. (2023). Prediction of continuous and discrete kinetic parameters in horses from inertial measurement units data using recurrent artificial neural networks. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1-14. Article 740. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27899-4
Spoormakers, T., St. George, L., Smit, I., Hobbs, S. J., Brommer, H., Clayton, H. M., Roy, S. H., Richards, J. C., & Serra Braganca, F. (2023). Adaptations in equine axial movement and muscle activity occur during induced fore- and hindlimb lameness: a kinematic and electromyographic evaluation during in-hand trot. Equine Veterinary Journal, 55(6), 1112-1127. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13906

2022

Scholarly publications

Rhodin, M., Smit, I., Persson Sjödin, E., Pfau, T., Gunnarsson, V., Björnsdóttir, S., Zetterberg, E., Clayton, H. M., Hobbs, S. J., Serra Braganca, F., & Hernlund, E. (2022). Timing of Vertical Head, Withers and Pelvis Movements Relative to the Footfalls in Different Equine Gaits and Breeds. Animals, 12(21), Article 3053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12213053
Parmentier, J. I. M., Serra Braganca, F., & van der Zwaag, B. J. (2022). Benchmarking feature selection algorithms for optimal classification and dataset comprehension: a biomechanical application. In 47th congress of the Society of Biomechanics (pp. S245-S247). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2022.2116885
St George, L. B., Spoormakers, T. J. P., Smit, I. H., Hobbs, S. J., Clayton, H. M., Roy, S. H., van Weeren, P. R., Richards, J., & Serra Bragança, F. M. (2022). Adaptations in equine appendicular muscle activity and movement occur during induced fore- and hindlimb lameness: An electromyographic and kinematic evaluation. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, 1-21. Article 989522. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.989522
Darbandi, H., Serra Braganca, F., van der Zwaag, B. J., & Havinga, P. (2022). Accurate Horse Gait Event Estimation Using an Inertial Sensor Mounted on Different Body Locations. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP) (pp. 329-335). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SMARTCOMP55677.2022.00076
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/429495/Accurate_Horse_Gait_Event_Estimation_Using_an_Inertial_Sensor_Mounted_on_Different_Body_Locations.pdf?sequence=1
Parmentier, J. I. M., Darbandi, H., Serra Braganca, F. M., & Munsters, C. C. B. M. (2022). The effect of standardised exercise tests on equine kinematics varies between disciplines. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 18(Supplement 1 ), S74-S74. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2022.s1
Smit, I., Serra Braganca, F., Björnsdóttir, S., Gunnarsdóttir, H., Gunnarsoni, V., Hernlund, E., & Rhodin, M. (2022). Adaptation strategies of the Icelandic horse with Induced forelimb lameness at walk, trot and tölt. Abstract from International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Uppsala, Sweden.
Smit, I., Parmentier, J., Spoormakers, T., Rovel, T., te Moller, N., & Serra Braganca, F. (2022). Electrode positioning in the horse: towards standardisation of surface EMG measurements. S101. Abstract from International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Uppsala, Sweden. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2022.s1
te Moller, N., Spoormakers, T., van Donk, M., & Serra Braganca, F. (2022). Walking and trotting through a water track affects limb sagittal angles and stride timing in horses. S89. Abstract from International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Uppsala, Sweden. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2022.s1
Pasman, Z., te Moller, N., de Geer, J., Serra Braganca, F., & Spoormakers, T. (2022). Water and speed affect upper body kinematics and limb timing in horses walking on a water treadmill. S88. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2022.s1
de Geer, J., Pasman, Z., Serra Braganca, F., te Moller, N., & Spoormakers, T. (2022). The effects of water and speed on limb kinematics in horses walking on a water treadmill. S88. Abstract from International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Uppsala, Sweden. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2022.s1
te Moller, N., Serra Braganca, F., van Rooijen, R., Kok, T., Plomp, S., & van Weeren, R. (2022). Responses of the healthy equine carpal joint to treadmill exercise. S60. Abstract from International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Uppsala, Sweden. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2022.s1
Parmentier, J. I. M., van der Zwaag, B. J., Weishaupt, M. A., Gmel, A. I., Havinga, P. J. M., van Weeren, P. R., & Serra Braganca, F. M. (2022). Prediction of kinetic parameters from body mounted IMU data using recurrent neural networks. S45. Abstract from International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, Uppsala, Sweden. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP2022.S1
Gmel, A. I., Haraldsdottir, E. H., Serra Bragança, F. M., Cruz, A. M., Neuditschko, M., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2022). Determining objective parameters to assess gait quality in Franches-Montagnes horses for ground coverage and over-tracking - Part 1: at walk. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 115, 1-10. Article 104024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104024
Roepstorff, C., Imogen Gmel, A., Arpagaus, S., Serra Braganca, F., Hernlund, E., Roepstorff, L., Rhodin, M., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2022). Modelling fore- and hindlimb peak vertical force differences in trotting horses using upper body kinematic asymmetry variables. Journal of Biomechanics, 137, 1-11. Article 111097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111097
Hermans, H., Lloyd-Edwards, R. A., Ferrão-van Sommeren, A. J. H., Tersmette, A. A., Schouten, J. C. M., Serra Bragança, F. M., & van Loon, J. P. A. M. (2022). Comparing Blind and Ultrasound-Guided Retrobulbar Nerve Blocks in Equine Cadavers: The Training Effect. Animals, 12(2), 1-12. Article 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12020154
Hardeman, A. M., Egenvall, A., Serra Bragança, F. M., Swagemakers, J. H., Koene, M. H. W., Roepstorff, L., van Weeren, P. R., & Byström, A. (2022). Visual lameness assessment in comparison to quantitative gait analysis data in horses. Equine Veterinary Journal, 54(6), 1076-1085. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13545
Smit, I., Hernlund, E., Brommer, H., van Weeren, R., Rhodin, M., & Serra Braganca, F. (2022). Continuous versus discrete data analysis for gait evaluation of horses with induced bilateral hindlimb lameness. Equine Veterinary Journal, 54(3), 626-633. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13451
Hardeman, A., van Weeren, R., Serra Braganca, F., Warmerdam, H., & Bok, H. (2022). A first exploration of perceived pros and cons of quantitative gait analysis in equine clinical practice. Equine Veterinary Education, 34(10), e438-e444. https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13505
Hardeman, A., Egenvall, A., Serra Braganca, F., Koene, M., Swagemakers, J.-H., Roepstorff, L., van Weeren, R., & Byström, A. (2022). Movement asymmetries in horses presented for pre purchase or lameness examination. Equine Veterinary Journal, 54(2), 334-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13453

2021

Scholarly publications

Dieterman, E., Vester, S., Visser, D., Serra Braganca, F., Brommer, H., & Hermans, H. (2021). Ex vivo comparison of single layer interrupted, single layer continuous and double layer suture techniques for equine jejunal end-to-end anastomosis. Abstract from ECVS annual congress 2021.
Tijssen, M., Serra Braganca, F., Ask, K., Rhodin, M., Andersen, P., Telezhenko, E., Bergsten, C., Nielen, M., & Hernlund, E. (2021). Kinematic gait characteristics of straight line walk in clinically sound dairy cows. PLoS One, 16(7), 1-20. Article e0253479. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253479
Byström, A., Hardeman, A., Serra Braganca, F., Roepstorff, L., Swagemakers, J.-H., van Weeren, R., & Egenvall, A. (2021). Differences in equine spinal kinematics between straight line and circle in trot. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 12832. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92272-2
Spoormakers, T., Graat, E. A. M., Serra Braganca, F., van Weeren, R., & Brommer, H. (2021). Rater agreement for assessment of equine back mobility at walk and trot compared to quantitative gait analysis. PLoS One, 16(6), 1-15. Article e0252536. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252536
Darbandi, H., Serra Braganca, F. M., van der Zwaag, B. J., voskamp, J. P., Imogen Gmel, A., Halla Haraldsdóttir, E., & Havinga, P. (2021). Using Different Combinations of Body-Mounted IMU Sensors to Estimate Speed of Horses-A Machine Learning Approach. ACS Sensors, 21(3), 1-12. Article 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21030798
Te Moller, N. C. R., Mohammadi, A., Plomp, S., Serra Bragança, F. M., Beukers, M., Pouran, B., Afara, I. O., Nippolainen, E., Mäkelä, J. T. A., Korhonen, R. K., Töyräs, J., Brommer, H., & René van Weeren, P. (2021). Structural, compositional, and functional effects of blunt and sharp cartilage damage on the joint: a 9-month equine groove model study. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 39(11), 2363-2375. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.24971
Roepstorff, C., Dittmann, M., Arpagaus, S., Serra Braganca, F. M., Hardeman, A., Persson Sjödin, E., Roepstorff, L., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2021). Reliable and clinically applicable gait event classification using upper body motion in walking and trotting horses. Journal of Biomechanics, 114, 1-8. Article 110146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110146
Serra Bragança, F. M., Hernlund, E., Thomsen, M. H., Waldern, N. M., Rhodin, M., Byström, A., van Weeren, P. R., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2021). Adaptation strategies of horses with induced forelimb lameness walking on a treadmill. Equine Veterinary Journal, 53(3), 600-611. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13344
Byström, A., Clayton, H. M., Hernlund, E., Roepstorff, L., Rhodin, M., Bragança, F. S., Engell, M. T., van Weeren, R., Weishaupt, M. A., & Egenvall, A. (2021). Asymmetries of horses walking and trotting on treadmill with and without rider. Equine Veterinary Journal, 53(1), 157-166. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13252

2020

Scholarly publications

Serra Bragança, F. M., Broomé, S., Rhodin, M., Björnsdóttir, S., Gunnarsson, V., Voskamp, J. P., Persson-Sjodin, E., Back, W., Lindgren, G., Novoa-Bravo, M., Roepstorff, C., van der Zwaag, B. J., Van Weeren, P. R., & Hernlund, E. (2020). Improving gait classification in horses by using inertial measurement unit (IMU) generated data and machine learning. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 17785. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73215-9
Serra Braganca, F. M. (2020). Where art and science meet: Empowering the equine clinician’s eye by advanced quantitative gait analysis. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.33540/342
Tijssen, M., Hernlund, E. L., Rhodin, M., Bosch, S., voskamp, J. P., Nielen, M., & Serra Braganca, F. M. (2020). Automatic hoof-on and -off detection in horses using hoof-mounted inertial measurement unit sensors. PLoS One, 15(6), Article e0236138. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233266
Bragança, F. M. S., Brommer, H., van den Belt, A. J. M., Maree, J. T. M., van Weeren, P. R., & van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M. M. S. (2020). Subjective and objective evaluations of horses for fit-to-compete or unfit-to-compete judgement. Veterinary Journal, 257, Article 105454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2020.105454
Hardeman, A. M., Byström, A., Roepstorff, L., Swagemakers, J. H., van Weeren, P. R., & Serra Bragança, F. M. (2020). Range of motion and between-measurement variation of spinal kinematics in sound horses at trot on the straight line and on the lunge. PLoS One, 15(2), Article e0222822. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222822
Bragança, F. M. S., Roepstorff, C., Rhodin, M., Pfau, T., Weeren, P. R. V., & Roepstorff, L. (2020). Quantitative lameness assessment in the horse based on upper body movement symmetry: The effect of different filtering techniques on the quantification of motion symmetry. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 57, Article 101674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2019.101674

2019

Scholarly publications

Serra Braganca, F. M., Hernlund, E. L., Thomsen, M. H., Waldern, N. M., Rhodin, M., Byström, A., van Weeren, P. R., & Weishaupt, M. (2019). Adaptation strategies of horses with induced forelimb lameness walking on a treadmill. Equine Veterinary Journal, 51(S53), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.17_13152
St. George, L., Spoormakers, T. J. P., Serra Braganca, F. M., van Weeren, P. R., & Hobbs, S. J. (2019). The use of surface electromyography for quantification of changes in biceps femoris and triceps brachii muscle activity during induced forelimb and hindlimb lameness. Equine veterinary journal. Supplement, 53(BEVA abstracts), 28. Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.48_13152
Serra Braganca, F. M., Hernlund, E., Halling‐Thomsen, M. H., Waldern, 2M. Rhodin, N. M., Byström, A., van Weeren, P. R., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2019). Adaptation strategies of horses with induced forelimb lameness walking on a treadmill. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.17_13152
Mancini, I. A. D., Rieppo, L., Pouran, B., Afara, I. O., Braganca, F. M. S., van Rijen, M. H. P., Kik, M., Weinans, H., Toyras, J., van Weeren, P. R., & Malda, J. (2019). Effects of body mass on microstructural features of the osteochondral unit: A comparative analysis of 37 mammalian species. Bone, 127, 664-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.07.001
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/385052/Effects_of_body_mass.pdf?sequence=1
Hardeman, A., Serra Braganca, F. M., Swagemakers, J.-H., van Weeren, P. R., & Roepstorff, L. (2019). Variation in gait parameters used for objective lameness assessment in sound horses at the trot on the straight line and the lunge. Equine Veterinary Journal, 51(6), 831-839. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13075

2018

Scholarly publications

Serra Braganca, F. M., Roepstorff, C., van Weeren, P. R., & Weishaupt, M. (2018). The effect of trotting speed on the kinematics of head, withers and pelvis. In 10th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology (pp. S53). (Comparative Exercise Physiology; Vol. 14, No. S1). Wageningen Academic . https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2018.s1
Serra Braganca, F. M., Tijssen, M., Gunnarsson, V., Björnsdóttir, S., Persson Sjödin, E., van Weeren, P. R., voskamp, J. P., Back, W., & Rhodin, M. (2018). The use of an artificial neural network to classify gait in Icelandic horses. In 10th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2018.s1
Byström, A., Egenvall, A., Roepstorff, L., Rhodin, M., Serra Bragança, F., Hernlund, E., Van Weeren, R., Weishaupt, M., & Clayton, H. M. (2018). Forehand drop in walking dressage horses on treadmill. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 14(Supplement 1), S44. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2018.s1
Byström, A., Egenvall, A., Roepstorff, L., Rhodin, M., Serra Braganca, F. M., Hernlund, E. L., van Weeren, P. R., Weishaupt, M., & Clayton, H. (2018). Biomechanical findings in horses showing asymmetrical vertical excursions of the withers at walk. PLoS One, 13(9), Article e0204548. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204548
Enström, A., te Moller, N. C. R., Giessen, E., Serra Braganca, F. M., Brommer, H., van Weeren, P. R., & van Loon, J. P. A. M. (2018). Objective evaluation of chronic orthopedic pain in a carpal groove model in Shetland ponies. Poster session presented at "Making a Difference" - Veterinary Science Day 2018, Bunnik, Netherlands.
Byström, A., Roepstorff, L., Rhodin, M., Serra Bragança, F., Engell, M. T., Hernlund, E., Persson-Sjödin, E., van Weeren, R., Weishaupt, M. A., & Egenvall, A. (2018). Lateral movement of the saddle relative to the equine spine in rising and sitting trot on a treadmill. PLoS One, 13(7), Article e0200534. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200534
van Weeren, P. R., Pfau, T., Rhodin, M., Roepstorff, L., Serra Bragança, F., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2018). What is lameness and what (or who) is the gold standard to detect it? Equine veterinary journal. Supplement, 50(5), 549-551. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12970
Gorissen, B. M. C., Serra Braganca, F. M., Wolschrijn, C. F., Back, W., & van Weeren, P. R. (2018). The development of hoof balance and landing preference in the post-natal period. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(6), 809-817. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12961
Rhodin, M., Persson Sjödin, E., Egenvall, A., Serra Braganca, F. M., Pfau, T., Roepstorff, L., Weishaupt, M. A., Thomsen, M. H., van Weeren, P. R., & Hernlund, E. L. (2018). Vertical movement symmetry of the withers in horses with induced forelimb and hindlimb lameness at trot. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(6), 818-824. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12844
Bosch, S., Serra Braganca, F., Marin-Perianu, M., Marin-Perianu , R., van der Zwaag, B. J., voskamp, J. P., Back, W., van Weeren, R., & Havinga, P. (2018). EquiMoves: A Wireless Networked Inertial Measurement System for Objective Examination of Horse Gait. Sensors, 18(3), Article 850. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18030850
Serra Braganca, F. M., Rhodin, M., & van Weeren, R. (2018). On the brink of daily clinical application of objective gait analysis: What evidence do we have so far from studies using an induced lameness model? Veterinary Journal, 234, 11-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.01.006
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/362464/Brink_preprint.pdf?sequence=3
Sleutjens, J., Serra Bragança, F. M., van Empelen, M. W., Ten Have, R. E., de Zwaan, J., Roelfsema, E., Oosterlinck, M., & Back, W. (2018). Mouldable, thermoplastic, glue-on frog-supportive shoes change hoof kinetics in normal and obese Shetland ponies. Equine veterinary journal. Supplement, 50(5), 684-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12814
Serra Braganca, F. M., Rhodin, M., Wiestner, T., Hernlund, E. L., Pfau, T., van Weeren, P. R., & Weishaupt, M. A. (2018). Quantification of the effect of instrumentation error in objective gait assessment in the horse on hindlimb symmetry parameters. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(3), 370-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12766

2017

Scholarly publications

van Weeren, P. R., Pfau, T., Rhodin, M., Roepstorff, L., Serra Braganca, F. M., & Weishaupt, M. (2017). Do we have to redefine lameness in the era of quantitative gait analysis? Equine Veterinary Journal, 49, 567–569 . https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12715
Serra Braganca, F., Bosch, S., Voskamp, J. P., Marin-Perianu, M., Van der Zwaag, B. J., Vernooij, J. C. M., van Weeren, P. R., & Back, W. (2017). Validation of distal limb mounted inertial-measurement-unit sensors for stride detection in Warmblood horses at walk and trot. Equine Veterinary Journal, 49(4), 545–551. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12651
Gorissen, B., Wolschrijn, C. F., Serra Bragança, F. M., Geerts, A. A. J., Leenders, W. O. J. L., Back, W., & van Weeren, P. R. (2017). The development of locomotor kinetics in the foal and the effect of osteochondrosis. Equine Veterinary Journal, 49(4), 467-474. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12649

2016

Other output

Roepstorff, L., Roepstorff, C., Serra Braganca, F. M., Hardeman, A., Weishaupt, M., Rhodin, M., Persson Sjödin, E., & Egenvall, A. (2016). Comparison of Stride Split Based on Minimum Position of Withers/Sacrum and Fetlock Optical Markers in Horses with Varying Degree of Lameness. Equine Veterinary Journal, 48(S49), 37. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.74_12595
Serra Braganca, F. M., Vernooij, J. C. M., René van Weeren, P., & Back, W. (2016). Validation of Distal Limb Mounted Imu Sensors for Stride Detection and Locomotor Quantification in Warmblood Horses at Walk and Trot. Equine Veterinary Journal, 48(S49), 17. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.26_12595
Serra Braganca, F. M., Mancini, I., Brommer, H., Malda, J., Visser, J., & René van Weeren, P. (2016). COMPENSATORY MECHANISM OF GAIT ADAPTATION TO BILATERAL STIFLE JOINT INJURIES IN SHETLAND PONIES AT TROT. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.27_12595
Ten Have, R., Serra Braganca, F. M., de Zwaan, J., Oosterlinck, M., Sleutjens, J., & Back, W. (2016). MOLDABLE, THERMOPLASTIC, GLUE-ON HEART-BAR SHOES MODIFY GROUND REACTION FORCES UNDERNEATH THE HOOF IN NORMAL SHETLAND PONIES. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.53_12595
Gorissen, B., Serra Braganca, F. M., Back, W., & van Weeren, P. R. (2016). THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAIT KINETICS IN THE FOAL AND THE EFFECT OF OSTEOCHONDROSIS. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.21_12595
Serra Braganca, F. M., Bosch, S., voskamp, J. P., Marin-Perianu, M., van der Zwaag, B. J., van Weeren, P. R., & Back, W. (2016). VALIDATION OF DISTAL LIMB MOUNTED IMU SENSORS FOR STRIDE DETECTION AND LOCOMOTOR QUANTIFICATION IN WARMBLOOD HORSES AT WALK AND TROT.
Rhodin, M., Serra Braganca, F. M., Persson Sjödin, E., Roepstorff, L., Weishaupt, M., Egenvall, A., & Pfau, T. (2016). LACK OF A DOUBLE-PEAKED VERTICAL HEAD MOVEMENT IN MODERATELY LAME HORSES WITH INDUCED LAMENESS. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.75_12595
Persson Sjödin, E., Serra Braganca, F. M., Pfau, T., Egenvall, A., Weishaupt, M., & Rhodin, M. (2016). MOVEMENT SYMMETRY OF THE WITHERS CAN BE USED TO DISCRIMINATE PRIMARY FORELIMB LAMENESS FROM COMPENSATORY FORELIMB ASYMMETRY IN HORSES WITH INDUCED LAMENESS. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.64_12595