Research Article
Whole Body Computed Tomography with Advanced Imaging Techniques: A Research Tool for Measuring Body Composition in Dogs
Table 1
Body composition of individual dogs on day 0 and day 28.
| Dog no. | Day | Bone (kg) | Lean (kg) | Fat (kg) | Lean/fat |
| Beagle 1 | 0 28 | 1.7 1.7 | 6.0 6.7 | 3.9 4.8 | 1.5 1.4 | Beagle 2 | 0 28 | 1.8 1.8 | 6.4 7.4 | 2.5 3.4 | 2.6 2.2 | Beagle 3 | 0 28 | 1.6 1.6 | 5.6 6.2 | 2.7 3.3 | 2.1 1.9 | Beagle 4 | 0 28 | 1.7 1.7 | 7.3 7.9 | 2.8 3.1 | 2.6 2.5 | Beagle 5 | 0 28 | 1.4 1.4 | 5.8 6.1 | 3.2 3.9 | 1.8 1.6 | Beagle 6 | 0 28 | 1.5 1.5 | 6.1 6.6 | 2.3 2.9 | 2.7 2.3 |
| Greyhound 1 | 0 28 | 3.5 3.5 | 19.7 20.3 | 3.5 4.0 | 5.6 5.1 | Greyhound 2 | 0 28 | 3.2 3.2 | 17.4 18.3 | 1.7 2.6 | 10.2 7.0 | Greyhound 3 | 0 28 | 3.4 3.4 | 20.2 21.0 | 2.6 3.9 | 7.8 5.4 | Greyhound 4 | 0 28 | 3.4 3.4 | 19.5 20.3 | 3.5 4.0 | 5.6 5.1 | Greyhound 5 | 0 28 | 3.0 3.0 | 17.1 17.7 | 2.6 3.2 | 6.6 5.5 | Greyhound 6 | 0 28 | 3.3 3.3 | 19.0 20.0 | 2.0 3.5 | 9.5 5.7 |
| Beagles (mean ± SD) | 0 28 |
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| Greyhounds (mean ± SD) | 0 28 |
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