Aggression

Gut microbiota Alterations Associated with 1-kestose Supplementation and Owner-reported Aggression-related Behaviors in Dogs

Tadashi Fujii, Saki Yamakawa, Nobuhiro Kondo, Takayuki Asahina, Kohei Funasaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Yoshiki Hirooka, Takumi Tochio & Chie Mogi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Aims: To characterize fecal gut microbiota features associated with a history of aggression in dogs and to explore whether supplementation with the prebiotic fructooligosaccharide 1-kestose is associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition and owner-reported aggression...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21705

Assessment of Risk for Immune and Psychiatric Disorders Using qPCR-Based Monitoring of the nan Gene in Gut Microbiota: A Non-invasive Approach

Mitsuo Nagasaka, Tadashi Fujii, Toshiaki Kamano, Seiya Mihara, Kohei Funasaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Chie Mogi, Yoshiki Hirooka & Takumi Tochio · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2024

Aim: This study aimed to establish a non-invasive, rapid, and cost-effective method to assess the potential risk of immune and psychiatric disorders by quantifying nan gene levels in gut microbiota, specifically focusing on Ruminococcus gnavus and other Lachnospiraceae species as...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i111503

Comparative Studies of Emotional Behaviors of House and Stray Dogs

N. Y. Kim, K. H. Kim, S. J. Kim, B. T. Jeon, P. J. Park, D. G. Thomas & S. H. Moon · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Background: The industry of companion animal has been growing steadily in Korea. However, alongside this rapid growth, insufficient knowledge and immature civic awareness of the responsibilities of companion animal ownership has resulted in an increase in the number of stray anim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/12006