Sentences with phrase «non-specific dietary sensitivity»

Electrolyte transport was disrupted in dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity, with lower absorption of sodium and chloride compared with controls, particularly when fed diets that resulted in looser faeces (Rolfe et al. 2002a).

Demonstrating that there are systemic effects of non-specific dietary sensitivity.

Demonstrating that gastrointestinal inflammation is evident in the dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity.

Table 1: Haematology and blood biochemistry of dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity (McNeill et al. 2001)

Colonic crypts were shorter and less dense in dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity compared with control dogs (Figure 2), particularly when fed diets associated with poor faecal consistency (Rolfe et al. 2002a).

Gastrointestinal inflammation is evident in the dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity In collaboration with researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany, and the University of Bristol, UK, WALTHAM investigated the morphology and immunopathology of the small and large intestine in dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity (Zentek et al. 2002).

Large intestinal abnormalities in canine non-specific dietary sensitivity.

However, minimum WGTT (the time to the appearance of the first marker in faeces) was shorter in dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity compared with controls, especially when fed diets producing poor quality faeces (Rolfe et al. 2002b).

Systemic changes during canine non-specific dietary sensitivity.

Whole gut transit time (WGTT) was assessed in 12 dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity and 8 normal (control) dogs which were fed 4 diets for 4 weeks each in a crossover design (Rolfe et al. 2002b).

It is important to understand the underlying cause of loose faeces in dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity in order to determine if a dietary solution might be found.

Showing that altered colonic motility is not a significant factor in non-specific dietary sensitivity.

Defining a population of clinically healthy dogs that consistently produce poorer faeces quality; describing this population as having non-specific dietary sensitivity they respond to dietary change, but it is not a response to specific dietary components or ingredients.

This study investigated transit time in dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity compared with normal dogs (Rolfe et al. 2002b).

WALTHAM has described these dogs as having non-specific dietary sensitivity.