• Effects of obesity, energy restriction and neutering on the faecal microbiota of cats 

      Fischer, Manuela Marques; Kessler, Alexandre de Mello; Kieffer, Dorothy A.; Knotts, Trina A.; Kim, Kyoungmi; Wei, Alfreda; Ramsey, Jon. J.; Fascetti, Andrea J. (2017) [Artigo de periódico]
      Surveys report that 25–57 % of cats are overweight or obese. The most evinced cause is neutering. Weight loss often fails; thus, new strategies are needed. Obesity has been associated with altered gut bacterial populations ...