Body weight at 10 years of age and change in body composition between 8 and 10 years of age were related to survival in a longitudinal study of 39 Labrador retriever dogs

Abstract Background Overweight and obesity have been adversely associated with longevity in dogs but there is scarce knowledge on the relation between body composition and lifespan. We aimed to investigate the effects of body composition, and within-dog changes over time, on survival in adult Labrad...

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Main Authors: Johanna Christina Penell, David Mark Morgan, Penny Watson, Stuart Carmichael, Vicki Jean Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Cox
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-019-0477-x