Journal of Heredity: The skinny on fat cats
25 August 2011On the OUPBlog, author Bianca Haase discusses her recent research, published in the Journal of Heredity, on the growing problem of obesity in feline health.
"Obesity in humans is an escalating global health problem leading to increased mortality and comorbidities. It is associated with multiple diseases, particularly type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular diseases, obstructive sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis. Cats are among the most common household pets and they share the same environment with humans and thus many of the risk factors."For the full blog post, please visit: The skinny on fat cats
Read the paper: Segregation Analysis of Overweight Body Condition in an Experimental Cat Population
Published in Journal of Heredity, Symposium Issue: Fifth International Conference on Advances in Canine and Feline Genomics and Inherited Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland, 22-25 September 2010, September-October 2011, Vol 102.