Gastric emptying rate is inversely related to body weight in dog breeds of different sizes.

Studies on the gastric emptying rate of different dog breeds by researchers from France. Relationship between gastric emptying rate and body weight in different canine body sizes; Tendency for large and giant breeds of dog to defecate more frequently with poor quality of feces when fed with an identical diet to smaller breeds; Efforts of the researchers to gain insight as to the effect of body size on fecal variables in otherwise healthy dogs.