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
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| | Greyhounds (mean ± SD) | 0
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