Meta-analysis: Energy requirements of adult cats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1083-1093

  Bermingham, Emma N ^a   Thomas, David G ^b   Morris, Penelope J ^c   Hawthorne, Amanda J ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometric equations; Cats; Energy requirements

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT ANIMAL; AGE; ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CAT; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CONTROL; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; META ANALYSIS; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951638589     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711450999290X     Document Type: Article

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