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ArticleItem Open Access Assessment and Acceptability Evaluation of Prepared Therapeutic Pet Food for Obese Dogs(2020-01) Abinaya, A; Pasupathi, Karu; Karunakaran, R, et al.; TANUVASExtruded therapeutic pet foods of four different types for the management of obesity were prepared and stored at room temperature (30.16±1.26˚C) for 120 days. The shelf-life quality of pet foods was assessed on every 30 days by analyzing the thiobarbituric acid value (TBA), tyrosine value (TV), total plate count and yeast and mould count. The high-protein high- bre diet revealed higher TBA and TV of 2.61 mg malondialdehyde/kg and 97.46 mg/100 g, respectively, on 120th day. The pet owners’ opinion on the prepared pet food revealed that the overall acceptability of the pet food was good without any complaints. Thus, the prepared pet foods packed in LDPE bags can be safely stored up to 120 days at room temperature without any quality deterioration.ArticleItem Open Access Effect of aging on hematological profile of obese dogs(2018) Abinaya, A; Pasupathi, Karu; Karunakaran, R; Joseph, Cecilia; Senthil, NR; Vairamuthu, S; TANUVASFifteen obese Labrador dogs were selected from the animals brought to Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital. The animals of either sex were categorized according to their age groups, viz., 3-5 years, 5-8 years and above 8 years. The animals were given complete physical examination and whole blood samples were collected and analysed for the hematological parameters including hemoglobin, hematocrit, RBC count, platelet count, WBC and differential count. The values were compared with the reference range, and the results of our study revealed the normal concentration of hematological parameters and found no statistical significance between the age groups. Though the mean corpuscular hemoglobin and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration deviated from the normal range, the age did not influence the other blood parameters.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEIN, FIBRE AND LIPOTROPIC FACTOR ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CANINE OBESITY(2018) Abinaya, A; Karu, Pasupathi; Karunakaran, R; Joseph, Cecilia; Chandirasekaran, V; TANUVASA study was carried out to formulate different therapeutic diets for the management of canine obesity and to evaluate the effect of prepared therapeutic diets in obese dogs. Four different dietary formulations namely, control diet (T1) (based on AAFCO, 2014), high protein high fibre diet (T2), high protein medium fibre diet (T3) and the control diet supplemented with choline chloride (T4) were prepared by extrusion. The percentage of crude protein and crude fibre of T1, T2, T3 and T4 diet were 15.74 ± 0.04, 21.90 ± 0.18, 21.73 ± 0.25and 15.72 ± 0.04 and 4.09 ± 0.06, 11.28 ± 0.16, 8.23 ± 0.17 and 3.99 ± 0.12, respectively.ArticleItem Open Access Evaluation of in vitro digestibility of high protein and fibre diet in obese dogs(2022-04) Abinaya, A; Karu, Pasupathi; Karunakaran, R; Joseph, Cecilia; TANUVASFour different therapeutic diets viz., T1 (control - 15.7% CP and 4.09% CF) T2, T3 and T4 of high protein (21.90% CP) high fibre (11.28% CF), high protein (21.73% CP) medium fibre (8.23% CF), and control diet supplemented with choline chloride (15.72% CP and 3.99% CF) were prepared and subjected to in vitro enzymatic hydrolysis and in vitro fermentation characteristics, in which in vitro dry matter digestibility and gas production were estimated. The dry matter digestibility was significantly higher (p<0.05) in T1 (84.30 ± 0.97) and T4 (84.80 ± 0.41). Gas production were significantly higher in T2 (16.82 ± 0.88 ml/g DM) followed by T3 (10.76 ± 0.64) was observed. The overall DM digestibility of all the diets was more than 75%, which showed overall higher digestibility of all nutrients in the prepared therapeutic diets.ArticleItem Open Access Influence of age on blood biochemical profile of obese dogs(AkiNik Publications, 2018) Abinaya, A; Pasupathi, Karu; Karunakaran, R; Joseph, Cecilia; Senthil, NR; Vairamuthu, S; TANUVASFifteen obese Labrador dogs of more than 3 years age of either sex, brought to Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital are selected and are grouped according to their age groups, viz., 3-5 years, 5-8 years and above 8 years. After physical examination, blood samples were collected and analysed for the biochemical parameters including glucose, cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, BUN, creatinine, total protein, albumin and globulin. Compared with the established reference range, the results of the study revealed that the normal concentration of biochemical parameters including glucose, BUN, creatinine, albumin and ALT within the normal range. But the concentrations of cholesterol and globulin were gradually increased in obese animals as age advances. Aging had also increased serum total protein and decreased serum albumin gradually. The other parameters were not affected due to aging in obese dogs.ArticleItem Open Access Osteodystrophia Fibrosa in a Kathiyawari Colt - A Case Report(TANUVAS, 2019-09) Eazhisai, R; Gowri, B; Abinaya, A; Yamini, S. Hamsa; TANUVASA kathiyawari colt aged three years was presented with the anamnesis of inappetance, swelling of nasal bridge bone and shifting lameness. The urinary fractional clearance of phosphorus was highly elevated (40.2%), While the haematological and serum biochemistry revealed no disturbance in Ca and P ratio. Based on these ndings, the case was diagnosed as miller’s / big head disease. The horse was treated with tricalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, limestone and mineral mixture for three months and improvement was noticed during the course of the treatment.ArticleItem Open Access Preparation of dry extruded pet foods and its nutrient composition(2022) Abinaya, A; Pasupathi Karu; Karunakaran, R, et al.; TANUVASThe four different dietary formulations viz., Normal diet (T1) based on AAFCO recommendations for an adult dog maintenance diet (2014), high protein high fibre diet (T2), high protein medium fibre diet (T3) and control diet supplemented with choline chloride (T4), were prepared by dry extrusion. The percentage of crude protein and crude fibre of T1, T2, T3 and T4 diet were 15.74 and 4.09; 21.90 and 11.28; 21.73 and 8.23; 15.72 and 3.99, respectively. The gross energy value (kcal/kg) of normal (T1) and choline supplemented diets (T4) were 4448.50 and 4478.50, respectively, whereas T3 and T4 were 3714.50 and 3743.50, respectively. The four therapeutic diets were extruded through BTPL twin screw extruder (Model – TSE 002, Kolkatta, India) with the extruder temperature fixed at 124 ˚C and the prepared food was conveyed through pneumatic conveyer to the drier, where the product was dried at 80 ˚C for two hours. Then, the therapeutic diets were packed in LDPE bags and stored at room temperature (30.16 ± 1.26 ˚C).ArticleItem Open Access Stool Characteristics of Obese Dogs Fed on Therapeutic Diets with Altered Levels of Protein and Fibre(2022) Abinaya, A; Karu, Pasupathi; Karunakaran, R, et al.,; TANUVAS24 Labrador retriever obese dogs of more than 3 years age were put in four different treatment groups. The percentage of crude protein and crude fibre of T1, T2, T3 and T4 diet were 15.74 % and 4.09 %; 21.90 % and 11.28 %; 21.73 % and 8.23 %; 15.72 % and 3.99 %, respectively. Including high fibre in the diet affects the stool characeristics. This study aimed to find out the safe level of fibre to promote weight loss without affecting the stool characteristics. The stool score was lowest in dogs in T2 (2.16 ± 0.16 to 2.83 ± 0.16). The frequency of defecation had no significant difference among the treatments. The frequency of defecation was higher in T2 with mean frequency of 1.66 ± 0.21 to 1.83 ± 0.16, when compared with other groups. The pH of the stools was significantly different between the treatments. Higher acidic pH was noticed in T2 (4.91 ± 0.20 to 5.25 ± 0.17) followed by T3, T4 and T1.The present study showed no incidence of diarrhea throughout the trial period in any group.