Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software

In small animal veterinary practices, body condition score (BCS) is generally used to diagnose obesity. However, BCS does not constitute objective data. In this study, we investigated the value of using human body fat analysis software for male dogs. We also compared changes in body fat after neuter...

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Autores principales: KOBAYASHI, Toyokazu, KOIE, Hiroshi, KUSUMI, Akiko, KITAGAWA, Masato, KANAYAMA, Kiichi, OTSUJI, Kazuya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24212506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0397
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author KOBAYASHI, Toyokazu
KOIE, Hiroshi
KUSUMI, Akiko
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KANAYAMA, Kiichi
OTSUJI, Kazuya
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description In small animal veterinary practices, body condition score (BCS) is generally used to diagnose obesity. However, BCS does not constitute objective data. In this study, we investigated the value of using human body fat analysis software for male dogs. We also compared changes in body fat after neutering. Changes in body fat at the time of neutering (age 1 year) and 1 year later were compared by performing CT scanning and using human body fat analysis software. We found that body fat increased in all the individuals tested. In terms of the site of fat accumulation, subcutaneous fat was more pronounced than visceral fat with a marked increase on the dorsal side of the abdomen rather than the thorax.
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spelling pubmed-40133732014-05-13 Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software KOBAYASHI, Toyokazu KOIE, Hiroshi KUSUMI, Akiko KITAGAWA, Masato KANAYAMA, Kiichi OTSUJI, Kazuya J Vet Med Sci Internal Medicine In small animal veterinary practices, body condition score (BCS) is generally used to diagnose obesity. However, BCS does not constitute objective data. In this study, we investigated the value of using human body fat analysis software for male dogs. We also compared changes in body fat after neutering. Changes in body fat at the time of neutering (age 1 year) and 1 year later were compared by performing CT scanning and using human body fat analysis software. We found that body fat increased in all the individuals tested. In terms of the site of fat accumulation, subcutaneous fat was more pronounced than visceral fat with a marked increase on the dorsal side of the abdomen rather than the thorax. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013-11-11 2014-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4013373/ /pubmed/24212506 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0397 Text en ©2014 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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KOBAYASHI, Toyokazu
KOIE, Hiroshi
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KITAGAWA, Masato
KANAYAMA, Kiichi
OTSUJI, Kazuya
Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software
title Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software
title_full Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software
title_fullStr Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software
title_short Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software
title_sort comparative investigation of body composition in male dogs using ct and body fat analysis software
topic Internal Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013373/
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