Biomarkers of selenium status in dogs

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 1 Gender^a, age, body weight and energy intake of the study dogs per dog group

	Number	♂	♀	Age (years)			Body weight (kg)			Energy intake (kJ/kg BW^0.75)
	Number	♂	♀	mean	min	max	mean	min	max	mean	min	max
Group A	12	6	6	4.6	2.4	6.3	26.7	23.3	30.6	471	361	611
Group B	12	4	8	4.1	2.4	6.3	26.1	22.6	31.2	424	346	525

kJ, kilojoule; BW^0.75, metabolic body weight; n, number of dogs; ♂, male; ♀, female; min, minimum; max, maximum
^aAll dogs were spayed/neutered
Both dog groups received the adequate Se diet in the 8-week pre-feeding period. Dog group A continued to receive the adequate Se diet in the 8-week experimental period and dog group B switched to the low Se diet

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