Comparative bone density in radius and tibia of dogs and cats

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Bone density Dog Cat Radius Tibia

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Parin Nithijane
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Waranee Pradit
Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Piyamart Kongteung
Central Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
Siriwadee Chomdej
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Korakot Nganvongpanit
Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Public Health,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

Abstract

A comparative study of bone density in radius and tibia of dogs and cats was performed using 23 small dog (8 male and 15 female) and 26 cat (16 male and 10 female) samples. Bone density was measured using Archimedes' principle. The collected data was compared between specie, type of bone and sex. The result showed that bone density of the radius in cats was higher than that of the dogs. The density of the radius in cats was significantly higher than that of tibia as well. For the tibia, similarity of the bone density of both sides between dogs and cats were observed. Other comparisons showed that the bone density of radius and tibia of dogs and cats had no significant differences except bone density of right tibia in male dogs that was significantly higher than that of female dogs. These finding indicated that the density of radius bone in cats greater than tibia and also greater than that of the dog.

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Nithijane, P., Pradit, W., Kongteung, P., Chomdej, S., & Nganvongpanit, K. (2015). Comparative bone density in radius and tibia of dogs and cats. Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 13(3), 147–152. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/vis/article/view/146222
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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2015): September-December
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Short Communication

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