Bone marrow fat, visceral fat, and body conditions as parameters of possible neglect in dogs with leishmaniasis

Forensic science international. Animals and environments Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.fsiae.2022.100049

Hugo Ribeiro Morais , Karen Santos Março , Lívia Castanhas Bregano , Thiago Luís Magnani Grassi , Tulio Faria Seraguci , Giulia Jussiani , Guilherme Dias de Melo , Rafael Cipriano , Elisa Helena Giglio Ponsano , Gisele Fabrino Machado

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Abstract

This study aimed to verify the body condition parameters that can be used to characterise possible cases of neglect in dogs with visceral leishmaniasis. Fifty dogs were used in the study. The control group contained 11 dogs. Of the 39 infected dogs, 25 and 14 were included in the multisymptomatic and oligo/asymptomatic groups, respectively. The parameters evaluated included body score, body mass index, bone marrow fat percentage (Soxhlet method), bone marrow supernatant fat content (mm in a 15-ml tube), and visceral fat content. We observed that most euthanised dogs with canine leishmaniasis were multisymptomatic, implying that they were unwell and had a low body condition score. This condition is associated with low bone marrow fat content and maintenance of visceral fat reserves. Therefore, the assessment of body score and bone marrow fat content associated with visceral fat content can be used as evidence of neglect in dogs with visceral leishmaniasis.

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骨髓脂肪、内脏脂肪和身体状况作为利什曼病狗可能被忽视的参数

本研究旨在验证身体状况参数，这些参数可用于表征内脏利什曼病犬的可能疏忽病例。研究中使用了50只狗。对照组11只。在39只感染犬中，分别有25只和14只被分为多症状组和少/无症状组。评估的参数包括身体评分、体重指数、骨髓脂肪百分比(索氏法)、骨髓上清脂肪含量(15ml管中mm)和内脏脂肪含量。我们观察到，大多数患有犬利什曼病的安乐死犬都有多重症状，这意味着它们身体不适，身体状况评分较低。这种情况与骨髓脂肪含量低和内脏脂肪储备维持有关。因此，评估身体评分和与内脏脂肪含量相关的骨髓脂肪含量可以作为内脏利什曼病狗被忽视的证据。

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