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Survey of owner motivations and veterinary input of owners feeding diets containing raw animal products by Morgan, Stewart K, Willis, Susan, Shepherd, Megan L

“…The practice of feeding of diets containing raw animal products (RAP) to pets (dogs and cats) is discouraged by veterinary organizations and governmental…”
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Qualitative analysis of small animal veterinarian-perceived barriers to nutrition communication by Wenzel, Sophie G, Coe, Jason B, Long, Tara, Koerner, Sydney, Harvey, Morgan, Shepherd, Megan L

“…Nutrition is important in preventing and managing disease. Veterinarians are an important source of nutrition information; however, nutrition communication…”
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Effect of food toys on owner-perceived quality of life of cats during a prescribed weight loss plan by Dodd, Lauren E., Werre, Stephen R., Shepherd, Megan L.

“…Abstract OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of a food toy on owner-perceived quality of life (QOL) of overweight cats during a weight loss plan. ANIMALS 44…”
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Characterization of the fecal bacteria communities of forage-fed horses by pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA V4 gene amplicons by Shepherd, Megan L., Swecker, William S., Jensen, Roderick V., Ponder, Monica A.

“…Abstract The diversity of the equine fecal bacterial community was evaluated using pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. Fecal samples were obtained from…”
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Information about life expectancy related to obesity is most important to cat owners when deciding whether to act on a veterinarian's weight loss recommendation by Sutherland, Katja A, Coe, Jason B, Groves, Catherine N H, Shepherd, Megan L, Grant, Lauren E

“…To determine the relative importance of information communicated to cat owners during veterinarian-client obesity-related conversations. Cat owner participants…”
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Impact on life expectancy was the most important information to clients when considering whether to take action for an overweight or obese dog by Davies, Abby R, Sutherland, Katja A, Groves, Catherine N H, Grant, Lauren E, Shepherd, Megan L, Coe, Jason B

“…To determine dog owner preferences for information communicated during veterinarian-client obesity-related conversations within companion animal practice. Dog…”
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Fibre digestibility, abundance of faecal bacteria and plasma acetate concentrations in overweight adult mares by Shepherd, Megan L., Ponder, Monica A., Burk, Amy O., Milton, Stewart C., Swecker, William S.

“…The purpose of the present study was to compare digestibility of grass hay, faecal and plasma volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations, and faecal bacterial…”
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Effect of Two Different Commercial DNA Extraction Kits on the Bacterial 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Profile of Arabian Gelding Feces by Shepherd, Megan L., Swecker, William S., Ponder, Monica A.

“…The objective of this pilot study was to compare the effect of two commercial DNA extraction methods influenced the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis…”
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The Utility of Culture Independent Methods to Evaluate the Fecal Microbiome in Overweight Horses Fed Orchard Grass Hay by Shepherd, Megan L

“…This dissertation documents efforts to evaluate metabolic variables and the fecal microbiome in adult horses fed grass hay. In the first study, eight Arabian…”
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