Table 1.

Signalment and body condition data for dogs in the control (n 6) and treatment (n 7) groups of the vitamin D supplementation trial

(Medians and ranges)

	Group
	Control		Treatment
	Median	Range	Median	Range
Body weight (kg)	31	13–49	28	13–39
Body condition score (1–9/9)	5	5–7	5	4–6
Age (years)	6·5	3·5–12·0	5·0	3·0–11·0
Breeds	Rottweiler (1), golden retriever (2), beagle (1), Australian shepherd (1), mixed breed (1)		Labrador retriever (2), golden retriever (1), bloodhound (1), Boston terrier (1), Weimaraner (1), mixed breed (1)