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Supplemental Fiber Affects Body Temperature and Fecal Metabolites but Not Respiratory Rate or Body Composition in Mid-Distance Training Sled Dogs

Authors: Emma Thornton, Eve Robinson, James R Templeman, Lindy Bruggink, Michael Bower, John P Cant, Graham P Holloway, Kelly S Swanson, E James Squires, Anna K Shoveller

Publication Date: 2021/4/29

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of increased dietary soluble fiber and incremental training on respiratory rate (RR), internal body temperature (BT), body composition, and fecal metabolites in mid-distance training sled dogs. Fourteen dogs (12 Siberian and 2 Alaskan Huskies) were blocked by age, sex, and body weight (BW) and then randomly allocated into one of two diet groups.

Read it here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.639335/full