QimmeqHealth—thyroid status of Greenland sled dogs (Canis lupus familiaris borealis)

• Published in: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
• Main Authors: Gjaldbæk, Bolette Winnerskjold, Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Ulrikka, Langebæk, Rikke, Krogh, Anne Kirstine Havnsøe
• Other Authors: Agria & Svenska Kennelklubben Forskningsfond, Dansk Kennel Klub, E-Vet, Air Greenland, Visit Greenland, Dansk Polarhunde Klub, Den Grønlandske Fond, Beckett-Fonden, Dyrlæge W. Lænkholms Rejselegat, Københavns Universitet, Selskabet for arktisk forskning og teknologi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Veterinary; General Medicine; Greenland; Sirius; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-021-00617-8; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s13028-021-00617-8.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-021-00617-8/fulltext.html

Abstract Background Greenland sled dogs (GSD) are a unique, genetically isolated population of dogs living under exceptional environmental conditions. Metabolism, and thereby thyroid hormones are affected by multiple factors. Among other activity, energy balance and environmental conditions are impo...