Higher neonatal growth rate and body condition score at 7 months are predictive factors of obesity in adult female Beagle dogs
Abstract Background The risks during early growth on becoming overweight in adulthood are widely studied in humans. However, early-life predictive factors for canine adult overweight and obesity have not yet been studied. To identify factors that may help explain the development of overweight and ob...
Main Authors: | Lucie Leclerc, Chantal Thorin, John Flanagan, Vincent Biourge, Samuel Serisier, Patrick Nguyen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-0994-7 |
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