TY - JOUR N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and anti-obesity effects of the Korean red ginseng extract in dogs. To this end, we fed healthy beagles a Korean red ginseng diet and/or snack for 8 weeks. The dogs were submitted to a thorough physical examination, complete blood count, serum biochemistry analysis, analysis of adipose tissue activity, and body fat-con- tent analysis by computed tomography (CT). At the end of the study period, the dogs that were fed the ginseng extract-diet/snack showed a significant decrease in body weight, body condition score and leptin levels relative to the baseline value. The CT findings revealed a decrease in body fat content in dogs fed the ginseng extract diet but not in those fed the ginseng-extract snack. The results of blood analysis did not show any meaningful changes in any of the dogs. All dogs tolerated the diet/snack well, and there were no adverse events. Our results suggest that the Korean red ginseng extract diet can potentially serve as an anti-obesity diet for reducing fat mass in dogs. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/112844/PDF/25.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/112844 PY - 2019 IS - No 2 EP - 389 DO - 10.24425/pjvs.2019.129298 KW - anti-obesity KW - dog KW - ginseng A1 - Bae, S. A1 - Oh, T. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol.22 DA - 2019.07.01 T1 - Anti-obesity effects of Korean red ginseng extract in healthy beagles SP - 385 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/112844 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -