‘We should adopt new definitions for clinical obesity in companion animals’
Alex German, Georgiana Woods, Ernie Ward and Julie Churchill explain that in human medicine new, clearer definitions for obesity have been adopted. They propose that similar definitions should be taken on in companion animal practice and urge the veterinary profession to consider these.
Authors
- Ernie Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6665-4625)
- Alexander J. German (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3017-7988)
- Julie A. Churchill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5959-3997)
- Georgiana R. T. Woods
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Minnesota System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Record
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5300
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.12