A cross-sectional study of risk factors for obesity in cats in New Zealand

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-196

  Allan, F J ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^b   Jones, B R ^c   Esslemont, D H B ^a   Wiseman, M S ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d The Lawns Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cat; Feeding and nutrition; Logistic regression; Obesity; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0034632873     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(00)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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