A simple method to evaluate body condition score to maintain the optimal body weight in dogs
| Autor: | Ju Lan Chun, Han Tae Bang, Sang Yun Ji, Jin Young Jeong, Minji Kim, Byeonghyeon Kim, Sung Dae Lee, Yoo Kyung Lee, Kondreddy Eswar Reddy, Ki Hyun Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Animal Science and Technology, Vol 61, Iss 6, Pp 366-370 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2672-0191 2055-0391 |
| DOI: | 10.5187/jast.2019.61.6.366 |
| Popis: | Overweight and obesity induce serious health problems that exert negative effects on dog’s welfare. Body condition score (BCS) is a common method to evaluate the body fat mass in animals. By palpating and observing fats under the skin it is possible to predict animal’s body fat accumulation condition. BCS is also a useful tool to estimate body fat composition in dogs. However, BCS can be subjective when it was performed by non-professionals like pet’s owners. To develop a method to avoid the misevaluation of BCS twenty-four Beagles were enrolled and performed BCS evaluation. In addition, the length of chest and abdominal girths were measured. In correlation analysis, the sizes of chest and abdominal girth were significantly correlated with BCS. Especially, the difference and ratio of the chest and abdominal length were highly correlated with the BCS. With that, we suggested that this simple measurement of chest and abdominal girths by a measuring tape would be an effective method to estimate BCS scores in dogs that helps non-professionals to manage their own dog’s nutritional condition by monitoring body fat accumulation condition. |
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