Effect of breed on body composition and comparison between various methods to estimate body composition in dogs

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-232

  Jeusette, I ^a   Greco, D ^b   Aquino, F ^b   Detilleux, J ^c   Peterson, M ^b   Romano, V ^a   Torre, C ^a  

^a Affinity Petcare   (Spain)

^b ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bio electrical impedance; Body composition; Body condition score; Body fat; Breed; DEXA; Dog; Genetic; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONDITION SCORE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DOGS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 76849101256     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Burkholder W.J., and Toll P.W. Obesity. In: Hand, Thatcher, Remillard, and Roudebush (Eds). Small Animal Clinical Nutrition. 4th ed. (2000), Mark Morris Institute, Topeka 401-430
2. Drost W.T., Couto C.G., Fischetti A.J., Mattoon J.S., and Iazbik C. Comparison of glomerular filtration rate between greyhounds and non-Greyhound dogs. J. Vet. Int. Med. 20 (2006) 544-546
3. Edney A.T.B., and Smith P.M. Study of obesity in dogs visiting veterinary practices in the United Kingdom. Vet. Rec. 118 (1986) 391-396
4. Elliott D.A., Backus R.C., Van Loan M.D., and Rogers Q.R. Extracellular water and total body water estimated by multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis in healthy cats: a cross-validation study. J. Nutr. 132 (2002) 1760S-1762S
5. Elliott D.A., Backus R.C., Van Loan M.D., and Rogers Q.R. Evaluation of multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessment of extracellular and total body water in healthy cats. J. Nutr. 132 (2002) 1757S-1759S
6. Grier S.J., Turner A.S., and Alvis M.R. The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in animals. Invest. Radiol. 31 (1996) 50-62
7. Jerico M.M., and Scheffer K.C. Epidemiological aspects of obese dogs in the city of Sao Paulo. Clin. Vet. 37 (2002) 25-29
8. Kyle U.G., Bosaeus I., De Lorenzo A.D., Deurenberg P., Elia M., Gamez J.M., Heitmann B.L., Kent-Smith L., Melchior J.C., Pirlich M., Scharfetter H., Schols A.M., and Pichard C. Composition of the ESPEN working group. Bioelectrical impedance analysis-Part I: Review of principles and methods. Clin. Nutr. 23 (2004) 1226-1243
9. Laflamme D.P., Kealy R.D., and Schmidt D.A. Estimation of body fat by body condition score. J. Vet. Int. Med. 8 (1994) 154
10. Laflamme D. Development and validation of a body condition score system for dogs. Canine Pract. 22 (1997) 10-15
11. Lauten S.D., Cox N.R., Brawner Jr. W.R., and Baker H.J. Use of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry for noninvasive body composition measurements in clinically normal dogs. Am. J. Vet. Res. 62 (2001) 1295-1301
12. Lawler D.F., Larson B.T., Ballam J.M., Smith G.K., Biery D.N., Evans R.H., Greeley E.H., Segre M., Stowe H.D., and Kealy R.D. Diet restriction and ageing in the dog: major observations over two decades. Br. J. Nutr. 99 (2008) 793-805
13. Lund E., Armstrong J., Kirk C., and Klausner J. Prevalence and risk factors for obesity in adult dogs from private US veterinary practices. Int. J. Appl. Res. Vet. Med. 4 (2006) 177-186
14. Mawby D.I., Bartges J.W., Davignon A., Laflamme D.P., Moyers T.D., and Cottrell T. Comparison of various methods for estimating body fat in dogs. J. Am. Anim. Hosp. Assoc. 40 (2004) 109-114
15. McGreevy P.D., Thomson P.C., Pride C., Fawcett A., Grassi T., and Jones B. Prevalence of obesity in dogs examined by Australian veterinary practices and the risk factors involved. Vet. Rec. 156 (2005) 695-702
16. Munday H.S., Booles D., Anderson P., Poore D.W., and Earle K.E. The repeatability of body condition measurements in dogs and cats using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. J. Nutr. 124 (1994) 2619S-2621S
17. Parker H.G., Kim L.V., Sutter N.B., Carlson S., and Lorentzed T.D. Genetic structure of the purebred domestic dog. Science 304 (2004) 1160-1164
18. Parker H.G., and Ostrander E.A. Canine genomics and genetics: running with the pack. PLoS Genet. 1 (2005) 58
19. Raffan E., Holden S.L., Cullingham F., Hackett R.M., Rawlings J.M., and German A.J. Standardized positioning is essential for precise determination of body composition using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in dogs. J. Nutr. 136 (2006) 1976S-1978S
20. Robertson I.D. The association of exercise, diet and other factors with owner-perceived obesity in privately owned dogs from metropolitan Perth, WA. Prev. Vet. Med. 58 (2003) 75-83
21. Speakman J.R., van Acker A., and Harper E.J. Age-related changes in the metabolism and body composition of three dog breeds and their relationship to life expectancy. Aging Cell. 2 (2003) 265-275
22. Speakman J.R., Booles D., and Butterwick R. Validation of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) by comparison with chemical analysis of dogs and cats. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. 25 (2001) 439-447
23. Stanton C.A., Hamar D.H., Johnson D.E., and Fettman M.J. Bioelectrical impedance and zoometry for body composition analysis in domestic cats. Am. J. Vet. Res. 53 (1992) 251-257