ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Growth Curves and Body Condition of Young Cats and Their Relation to Maternal Body Condition.
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- Accelerated early weight gain of neonatal puppies from overweight bitches compared to lean dams in spite of similar milk macronutrient composition.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Transcriptional regulation in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue of lean and obese colony cats.PloS one · 2026Article
- Long-term effect of neutering age on body condition score and bodyweight in domestic cats.The Veterinary record · 2025Article
- Uncovering the Effects of Different Formulae of Milk Powders on the Fecal Microorganisms and Metabolites of Bengal Tiger (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Age-dependent changes in plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D may complicate vitamin D status assessment of immature cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Impact of compensatory growth on survival in newborn kittens.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Investigation of the efficacy and safety of retinal inactivation as a treatment for amblyopia in cats.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Environmental risk factors in puppies and kittens for developing chronic disorders in adulthood: A call for research on developmental programming.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Review
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess factors like litter, individual and maternal effects on kitten overweight at 8 months of age, defined as body condition score (BCS) ≥ 6, in an intact cat family. To minimize confounding, a homogenized cat population was used. After categorization of the life weight data according to the kittens’ sex, BCS and maternal non-pregnant phenotype (overweight (OM), lean (LM), variable (VM)), analyses including Pearson’s correlation coefficients, two-way ANOVA, linear, linear broken-line regression and repeated measures mixed model analyses were performed. Overweight and OM kittens gained weight most quickly, and females reached their peak weight earlier than males (6.2 ± 0.6 vs. 7.4 ± 0.2 months). In females but not in males the age to reach peak weight differed markedly according to category. Male (5.82 ± 0.09, p < 0.01) and OM kittens’ (5.80 ± 0.11, p = 0.07) BCS at 8 months was higher and they were heavier than their counterparts, from 3 and 5 months onwards, respectively. Litter size negatively correlated with overweight (r = −0.30, p < 0.01) and birthweight showed a positive correlation to live weight (R2 = 0.05, p = 0.05) and monthly weight gain (R2 = 0.18, p < 0.01) over time. This study supports routine monitoring of birthweight, growth rate and maternal phenotype prior to pregnancy to identify kittens at risk for becoming overweight.
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