Understanding and Managing Obesity in Dogs and Cats

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1283-1295

  Laflamme, Dottie P ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; FAT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NUTRACEUTICAL; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANNED FOOD; CAT DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DOG DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; LOW FAT DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; WATER CONTENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIET, REDUCING; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33750469710     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.08.005     Document Type: Review

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