Prevalence of obesity in dogs examined by Australian veterinary practices and the risk factors involved
@article{McGreevy2005PrevalenceOO, title={Prevalence of obesity in dogs examined by Australian veterinary practices and the risk factors involved}, author={P. McGreevy and P. Thomson and C. Pride and A. Fawcett and T. Grassi and B. Jones}, journal={Veterinary Record}, year={2005}, volume={156}, pages={695 - 702} }
A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of obesity in dogs examined by veterinary practices across Australia, and to determine the risk factors involved; 1700 practices were asked to complete a veterinarian opinion survey, and of the 428 practices that responded, 178 were selected to complete an RSPCA Australia Pet Obesity Questionnaire, together with additional practices selected by Australian State and Territory RSPCA societies. This questionnaire was sent to a total of 209… CONTINUE READING
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