Energy-intake and activity risk factors for owner-perceived obesity in a defined population of Swedish dogs

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 132-141

  Sallander, M ^a   Hagberg, M ^a   Hedhammar, T ^a   Rundgren, M ^a   Lindberg, J E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Diet; Dog; Energy intake; Exercise; Living patterns; Nutrient; Obesity; Questionnaire; Validated

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOGS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SWEDEN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77954386126     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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