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work

in the context of farm animals work includes, besides the force times distance produced by the working or racing horse or dog, the caloric equivalent of such work measured as egg, milk, wool or meat production.

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breathing work

breathing requires an energy utilization to overcome the resistance of the airway to air flow, repositioning of organs, the elasticity and surface tension forces in the respiratory system.

work efficiency

gross efficiency is the ratio of the caloric equivalent of work accomplished to the total energy metabolism. The gross work efficiency of muscular work by horses is about 25%, of milk production about 30%.

work potential estimation

estimation of the ability of a racehorse to perform work is an exercise in applied physiology but a satisfactory set of techniques has not yet been enunciated.

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work That which occurs when a forces moves an object over a distance W=Fd Physics Force applied to an object times the distance the object is moved, defined by the SI unit, joule. See Joule Vox populi Labor. See Light work, Rootwork, Scut work, Shift work, Social work, Statement of work, Substantive programmatic work.