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Back to Research DatabaseA PAIR-MATCHED COMPARISON OF OBJECTIVELY MEASURED SEDENTARY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF OBESE/OVERWEIGHT DOGS WITH NORMAL WEIGHT DOGS
Presented on January 1st, 2011
INTRODUCTION Accurate measurement of canine physical activity (PA) is important in obesity treatment and prevention in veterinary medicine . Methods of PA measurement often rely on owner recall and... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Morrison R1, Penpraze V1, Beber A1, Reilly JJ1, Yam PS1
- Institutions: 1 - College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Dog Ownership and Adolescent Physical Activity
Published on February 15th, 2011
Background: Positive associations between dog ownership and adult health outcomes have been observed, but research involving youth is lacking. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: John R. Sirard, PhD1, Carrie D. Patnode, PhD2, Mary O. Hearst, PhD3, Melissa N. Laska, PhD, RD3
- Institutions: 1 - Kinesiology Program, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
2 - Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon.
3 - Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Category: Adolescents, Animal studies
Validity, practical utility and reliability of Actigraph accelerometry for the measurement of habitual physical activity in dogs.
Published on February 1st, 2011
Objectives: To test the validity, practical utility, and reliability of the Actigraph GT3-X accelerometer for measurement of habitual physical activity in pet dogs. Methods: In the validation study, 30... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: P. S. Yam1, V. Penpraze2, D. Young3, M. S. Todd1, A. D. Cloney1, K. A. Houston-Callaghan4 and J. J. Reilly4
- Institutions: 1 School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Biological Sciences, University of Glasgow, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH 2 School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, 346 West Medical Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ 3 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower (Room L706), 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH 4 School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 1st Floor Tower Block QMH, Glasgow G3 8SJ