'Generation Pup' – protocol for a longitudinal study of dog behaviour and health

Murray, Jane; Kinsman, Rachel; Lord, Michelle; Costa, Rosa E. P. Da; Woodward, Joshua; Owczarczak‐Garstecka, Sara C.; Tasker, Séverine; Knowles, Toby G; Casey, Rachel

doi:10.1186/s12917-020-02730-8

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“…Their study was distributed through US-based networks, and a large proportion (564/1975, 28.6%) were employed in the veterinary or animal care industries. In 2021, Dodd and colleagues [ 29 ] reported that among 1,025 cat guardian respondents to a survey, palatability was rated as equal third most important of 10 determinants. Their study was distributed through Canadian and US-based networks.…”

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Vegan versus meat-based pet foods: Owner-reported palatability behaviours and implications for canine and feline welfare

Knight

Satchell

2021

PLoS ONE

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Consumer suspicion of conventional pet foods, along with perceived health benefits of alternative diets, are fuelling development of the latter. These include raw meat diets, in vitro meat products, and diets based on novel protein sources such as terrestrial and marine plants, insects, yeast and fungi. However, some claim vegan diets may be less palatable, or may compromise animal welfare. We surveyed 4,060 dog or cat guardians to determine the importance to them of pet food palatability, and the degree to which their animals displayed specific behavioural indicators of palatability at meal times. Guardians were asked to choose one dog or cat that had been within their household for at least one year, and not on a prescription or therapeutic diet. Of 3,976 respondents who played some role in pet diet decision-making, palatability was the third most important among 12 factors cited as important when choosing pet diets. For 1,585 respondents feeding conventional or raw meat diets, who stated they would realistically consider alternative diets, palatability was the fourth most important among 14 desired attributes. For the 2,308 dogs included, reported observations of 10 behavioural indicators of palatability at meal times reliably indicated significant effects of increased reports of appetitive behaviour by dogs on a raw meat diet, as opposed to a conventional diet. There was no consistent evidence of a difference between vegan diets and either the conventional or raw meat diets. For the 1,135 cats included, reported observations of 15 behavioural indicators indicated that diet made little difference to food-oriented behaviour. Based on these owner-reported behaviours, our results indicate that vegan pet foods are generally at least as palatable to dogs and cats as conventional meat or raw meat diets, and do not compromise their welfare, when other welfare determinants, such as nutritional requirements, are adequately provided.

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Vegan versus meat-based pet foods: Owner-reported palatability behaviours and implications for canine and feline welfare

Knight

Satchell

2021

PLoS ONE

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“…The research drawn on in this work was largely crosssectional, which means that age may be confounded by cohort effects, which is not ideal for the study of age-related processes. More robust insights into age-associated processes in dogs will come from longitudinal cohort studies, such as the Dogslife project (50), Generation Pup (51), and the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study (52).…”

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How Old Is My Dog? Identification of Rational Age Groupings in Pet Dogs Based Upon Normative Age-Linked Processes

Harvey¹

2021

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Behavioral development is a lifelong process where cognitive traits such as learning and memory may be expected to take quadratic or linear trajectories. It is common practice for operational purposes to reduce study subjects into chronological categories when conducting research. However, there are no agreed-upon thresholds for this practice, and the lack of standardization may hinder comparison between studies of normative and pathological aging. In this perspective review, chronological categories have been identified that can be considered to represent normative cognitive and neurological aging in domestic family dogs. These categories work to capture age-related developmental trajectories for the majority of dog breeds. It is encouraged that researchers studying cognition and behavior, pathological cognitive deficits, or welfare of dogs across age categories utilize the categories presented here to best enable comparison between studies. The proposed groups could also support education programs informing owners of what behavioral changes to expect in their dog as they age, but they cannot be used to reflect health-based needs associated with breed-specific morbidity. The use of the age categories proposed here highlights significant welfare issues for breeds with the shortest average lifespans (e.g., the Great Dane). Studies show no evidence of an increased rate of behavioral or cognitive aging in short-lived breeds, and the shortest-lived breeds are most likely to die when classified by the proposed categories as Mature Adults. Adoption of these chronological categories in future research would aid comparison between studies and identification of non-normative age-related pathologies.

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“…Macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin antibiotics constitute an alternative therapy for the treatment of insidious enterococcal infections [ 43 ]. We noted high erythromycin and tylosin resistance in E. faecium isolated from chickens and E. faecalis from pigs and chickens.…”

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Nationwide Surveillance on Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Healthy Food Animals in South Korea, 2010 to 2019

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Intestinal commensal bacteria are considered good indicators for monitoring antimicrobial resistance. We investigated the antimicrobial resistance profiles and resistance trends of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis isolated from food animals in Korea between 2010 and 2019. E. faecium and E. faecalis, isolated from chickens and pigs, respectively, presented a relatively high resistance rate to most of the tested antimicrobials. We observed high ciprofloxacin (67.9%), tetracycline (61.7%), erythromycin (59.5%), and tylosin (53.0%) resistance in E. faecium isolated from chickens. Similarly, more than half of the E. faecalis isolates from pigs and chickens were resistant to erythromycin, tetracycline and tylosin. Notably, we observed ampicillin, daptomycin, tigecycline and linezolid resistance in a relatively small proportion of enterococcal isolates. Additionally, the enterococcal strains exhibited an increasing but fluctuating resistance trend (p < 0.05) to some of the tested antimicrobials including daptomycin and/or linezolid. E. faecalis showed higher Multidrug resistance (MDR) rates than E. faecium in cattle (19.7% vs. 8.6%, respectively) and pigs (63.6% vs. 15.6%, respectively), whereas a comparable MDR rate (≈60.0%) was noted in E. faecium and E. faecalis isolated from chickens. Collectively, the presence of antimicrobial-resistant Enterococcus in food animals poses a potential risk to public health.

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'Generation Pup' – protocol for a longitudinal study of dog behaviour and health

Cited by 53 publications

References 40 publications

Vegan versus meat-based pet foods: Owner-reported palatability behaviours and implications for canine and feline welfare

Vegan versus meat-based pet foods: Owner-reported palatability behaviours and implications for canine and feline welfare

How Old Is My Dog? Identification of Rational Age Groupings in Pet Dogs Based Upon Normative Age-Linked Processes

Nationwide Surveillance on Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Healthy Food Animals in South Korea, 2010 to 2019

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