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Early Effects of Neutering on Energy Expenditure in Adult Male Cats

The initial cause of post-neutering weight gain in male cats is not entirely known. There is evidence that energy intake (EI) increases rapidly post-neutering, but it is not clear if neutering also decreases energy expenditure (EE) prior to weight gain. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determi...

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Autores principales: Wei, Alfreda, Fascetti, Andrea J., Kim, Kyoungmi, Lee, Ada, Graham, James L., Havel, Peter J., Ramsey, Jon J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3935885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24586869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089557