Evaluation of a nine-point body condition scoring system in physically inactive pet cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-437

  Bjornvad, Charlotte R ^a   Nielsen, Dorte H ^a   Armstrong, P Jane ^a,b   McEvoy, Fintan ^a   Hoelmkjaer, Kirsten M ^a   Jensen, Kathrine S ^a   Pedersen, Gitte F ^a   Kristensen, Annemarie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; URINALYSIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 79955536059     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.4.433     Document Type: Article

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