Prevalence and risk factors for canine obesity surveyed in veterinary practices in Beijing, China

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 438-442

  Mao, Junfu ^a   Xia, Zhaofei ^a   Chen, Jiangnan ^a   Yu, Jinhai ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Animal Department   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Body condition; Canine; Epidemiological; Obesity; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEIJING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CANINE; CHINA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

BEIJING; BODY CONDITION; CANINE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHINA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84886794605     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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