Ad libitumfeeding following ovariectomy in female Beagle dogs: effect on maintenance energy requirement and on blood metabolites
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
- Vol. 88 (3-4), 117-121
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0396.2003.00467.x
Abstract
The aim of this study was (i) to evaluate the effect of ovariectomy on daily energy requirement in Beagle dogs, and (ii) to evaluate the effects of ad libitum feeding with a high energy diet on energy consumption, body weight gain and blood metabolites in these spayed dogs. Four young adult female Beagle dogs were used. Ovariectomy induced a significant decrease of daily energy requirement in dogs. Ad libitum feeding, initiated 6 months after spaying, induced a significant increase in consumption in spayed dogs. This overconsumption was greatest during the first month of ad libitum feeding but continued for the entire 4 months of this period. When fed ad libitum, dogs gained excess body weight without significant effect on plasma cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose and insulin, at short term. These data suggest that energy intake should be strictly controlled to avoid excess weight gain in spayed dogs.Keywords
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