So auf die schnelle die beste information ueber die Purdue studie ist auf Martine Husligs briardsbriards.com . leider in englisch
link zur ganzen seite mit guter information : http://www.briardsbriards.com/bloat.htm
Hier ein auszug der studie :
The Clinical Epidemiology at Purdue University did a prospective study starting in 1994. Members of the research staff traveled to dog shows around the country and asked owners of 7 large breeds (Akita, Bloodhound, Collie, Irish Setter, Rottweiler, Standard Poodle, Weimaraner) and for four giant breeds (Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Newfoundland, Saint Bernard) to participate. The owners filled out a detailed questionnaire. A total of 1920 dogs who had not previously bloated were collected.
These are the best and only significant SCIENTIFIC studies on the potential causes. Although they may not be the definitive last word on Bloat—they are better than any information on Bloat to date. There is no scientific evidence to support limited exercise before and after meals, wetting food etc. as decreasing the risk of bloat. These "preventative measure" were looked at and did not appear to influence the incidence of Bloat.. These studies show that raised food bowls and wetting certain foods actually significantly increase the risk of Bloat. (These have all been “traditional” methods to try to combat the occurrence of GDV.)
Quoted from the Purdue website:
"Most of the popular methods currently recommended to prevent GDV did not appear to be effective, and one of these, raising the feed bowl, may actually be detrimental in the breeds studied."
The studies report an increased risks of GDV associated with
1) increasing age
2) having a first-degree relative with GDV
3) having a faster speed of eating
4) dog eating a "large" volume of food per meal--especially one time a day
5) having a raised food bowl
6) consumption of dry foods containing fat among the first four ingredients
7) consumption of dry foods containing citric acid that were also moistened prior to feeding by owners.
Dry foods containing a rendered meat meal with bone among the first four ingredients significantly decreased GDV risk by 53.0%.
Dogs described as "happy" had a decreased risk of bloat.
Thomas
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