title: The role of nutrition in canine hip dysplasia.
abstract: The role of nutrition in canine hip dysplasia is a multifactorial as the disease itself. Large and giant breeds primarily are at risk for the disease. Rate of growth, feeding methods, feed consumption, specific nutrients, and electrolyte balances within the diet have all been shown to influence hip dysplasia. Known nutritional risk factors are rapid weight gain and excessive calcium supplementation. Nutritional factors with less secure roles in their influence on the disease process are vitamin C, protein, and carbohydrates. There exists a need to identify further and control the various nutritional factors in the diet that influence canine hip dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Mark Morris Associates, Topeka, Kansas.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004285:Dogs; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D006619:Hip Dysplasia, Canine / Q000209:etiology*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D001205:Ascorbic Acid