イヌの肥満度判定における、BCS法とイヌ用体脂肪計による体脂肪率測定の比較

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Body condition score (BCS) is assigned on the 5-point scale which is based on visual inspectiion of dogs. This is one of the most common methods in veterinary clinical. Body fat percentage is obtained by bioelectric device (BID) to evaluate bioelectric impedance of body composition. To estimate the relationship between the body condition score and the body fat percentage, physical examination records for nineteen healthy family dogs kept by TUS students were conducted. . With simple regression analysis a significant relationship was found between BCS and body fat percentage (r=0.489,P<0.05). Both noninvasive methods of using the BCS and body fat percentage as measured by the BID were effective to determine obesity of dogs in the veterinary hospital. These procedures proved to be useful as clinical techniques that should be utilized by veterinary nurses.
2011-03-31