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Owner misperception of canine body condition persists despite use of a body condition score chart

Canine obesity is a prevalent disease, but many owners are unaware of it, partly due to misperception of their dog's body shape. Body condition scoring (BCS) is a simple method of assessing body composition, but whether it can reduce owner misperception is unclear. Our aim was to determine the...

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Autores principales: Eastland-Jones, Rebekah C., German, Alexander J., Holden, Shelley L., Biourge, Vincent, Pickavance, Lucy C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4473163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26101613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jns.2014.25