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GOdogs

University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories

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Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge.
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    • Obesity in Dogs
    • What causes obesity?
    • Why study genetics of obesity?
    • Gene Mapping in Dogs
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    • Measuring Appetite
    • A mutation contributing to Labrador obesity
    • Labradors, flatcoats, POMC and obesity
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    • 4 Strategies for Slender Dogs
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The Science

The GOdogs project working out why some dog breeds are predisposed to obesity.  On these pages you can learn more about the science of obesity, how genes affect obesity and what GOdogs have found out so far.

> Obesity in dogs 

> What causes obesity?

> Why study genetics of obesity?

> Gene Mapping in Dogs

Would you like to take part in our research?  Click here.

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