Rahimi Niyyat Marzieh, Azizzadeh Mohammad, Khoshnegah Javad
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Top Companion Anim Med. 2018 Dec;33(4):150-155. doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2018.08.006. Epub 2018 Aug 30.
Recent discoveries have shown that the chances of a dog developing a behavioral disorder may depend upon a number of factors including nutrition. The current pilot study was designed to provide an assessment of the efficacy of a dietary supplement containing omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, and zinc on some common behavioral disorders in a population of Iranian domestic dogs. In total, 48 dogs including 6 dogs without any behavior disorder (control group) and 42 dogs with at least 1 common behavioral disorder, namely excessive activity, inappropriate elimination, fearfulness, destructiveness, and aggression toward unfamiliar people and dogs (test group), were given daily oral dose of gelatin capsules of fish oil supplements containing 330 mg eicosapentaenoic acid and 480 mg docosahexaenoic acid. Moreover, all dogs received 12-15 mg/kg of magnesium citrate and 5 mg/kg of zinc sulfate. Data were obtained using a questionnaire that dog owners were invited to fill out 2 times before (Days 0 and 42) and 2 times after the supplement treatment period (Days 84 and 126). The questionnaire asked owners whether their dog had exhibited any of the 6 common behavioral disorders on a 5-point Likert-like scale ranging from 0 (never or very rarely) to 4 (very often). The results showed no significant changes for any of the evaluated behavior disorders scale in the control group. In dogs with behavior disorders, results showed a significant reduction in the median score for the severity of fearfulness (P = .0083), destructiveness (P = .002), and inappropriate elimination (P < .001). In addition, there were no significant differences in the median score for the severity of excessive activity (P = .162), aggression toward dogs (P = .281), and aggression toward unfamiliar people (P = .09) during the course of the study. Results of the study reported here support the hypothesis that a combination of omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, and zinc may improve some of the behavioral disorders.
最近的研究发现，狗出现行为障碍的几率可能取决于包括营养在内的多种因素。当前的这项初步研究旨在评估一种含有omega-3脂肪酸、镁和锌的膳食补充剂对伊朗家养犬常见行为障碍的疗效。总共48只狗，其中6只没有任何行为障碍（对照组），42只至少有一种常见行为障碍，即过度活跃、不适当排泄、恐惧、破坏性行为以及对陌生人和狗有攻击性（试验组），每天口服含有330毫克二十碳五烯酸和480毫克二十二碳六烯酸的鱼油补充剂明胶胶囊。此外，所有的狗都接受了12 - 15毫克/千克的柠檬酸镁和5毫克/千克的硫酸锌。数据通过一份问卷获得，邀请狗主人在补充剂治疗期之前（第0天和第42天）填写两次，在治疗期之后（第84天和第126天）填写两次。问卷询问主人他们的狗是否在从0（从不或非常罕见）到4（非常频繁）的5分量表上表现出6种常见行为障碍中的任何一种。结果显示，对照组中任何评估的行为障碍量表都没有显著变化。在有行为障碍的狗中，结果显示恐惧严重程度（P = 0.0083）、破坏性行为（P = 0.002）和不适当排泄（P < 0.001）的中位数得分显著降低。此外，在研究过程中，过度活跃严重程度（P = 0.162）、对狗的攻击性（P = 0.281）和对陌生人的攻击性（P = 0.09）的中位数得分没有显著差异。此处报告的研究结果支持了omega-3脂肪酸、镁和锌的组合可能改善某些行为障碍这一假设。
