Companion animals symposium: Obesity in dogs and cats: What is wrong with being fat?

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1653-1662

  Laflamme, D P ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adipokine; Canine; Diabetes; Feline; Insulin resistance; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OBESITY;

EID: 84882619016     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4571     Document Type: Article

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