A comparison of owner perceived and measured body condition, feeding and exercise in sport and pet dogs.

kilocalories percent fat pet sport treats walking

Journal

Frontiers in veterinary science
ISSN: 2297-1769
Titre abrégé: Front Vet Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101666658

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 25 04 2023
accepted: 28 09 2023
medline: 30 10 2023
pubmed: 30 10 2023
entrez: 30 10 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Dog obesity is a significant problem in the US and elsewhere. The purpose was to evaluate factors contributing to pet obesity in sport and pet dog owners. Owners were recruited over social media to answer a questionnaire regarding demographics, health, body condition, feeding, exercise and dog related expenses. Owners identified as pet or sport dog owners. We asked owners to measure the pelvic circumference and hock to stifle length in their dogs in order to calculate percent fat. Owners reported that their dogs were in "ideal" body condition. However, percent fat calculated from owner measurements was significantly different between groups (Sport: 16 ± 10%fat; Pet: 24 ± 10% fat;

Identifiants

pubmed: 37901110
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1211996
pmc: PMC10600488
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1211996

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Kluess and Jones.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Heidi A Kluess (HA)

School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States.

Rebecca L Jones (RL)

School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States.

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