Objective measurements of skinfold thickness with a caliper show a significant relationship to total body fat percentage in dogs
Objective measurements of skinfold thickness could be assessed with high reliability with a caliper and showed a significant non-linear relationship to DEXA BF%. Longitudinal clinical studies with larger cohorts of small-, medium-, and large-sized dogs of different breeds and BCS are warranted, to evaluate the caliper device for its potential to follow changes of BF% over time. Objective measurements of skinfold thickness may in the future be practically implemented in nutritional assessments of dogs.
Authors
- Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2876-1667)
- Kathrine Stenberg Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3275-4256)
- Anna Bergh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5567-6249)
- Fintan J. McEvoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4195-8816)
- Julie Rask Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-147X)
- Mads Rasmussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-6767)
- Josefin Söder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8505-0274)
- Ida Eskol Svenningsen
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1656855
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences
- Fakulteten för Veterinärmedicin och Husdjursvetenskap, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet