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
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
1211996Informations 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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