1. Effect of orange fibre on nutrient digestibility and fermentation products in faeces of cats fed kibble diets
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Débora Alberici Eugênio, Lara Mantovani Volpe, Priscila Martins Ribeiro, Mayara Aline Baller, Letícia Graziele Pacheco, Amanda Vitta Takahashi, Peterson Dante Gavasso Pacheco, Thaila Cristina Putarov, Stephanie de Souza Theodoro, Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi, and Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
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Dietary Fiber ,soluble fibre ,General Veterinary ,Beet pulp ,inulin ,oranges ,cats ,Nutrients ,General Medicine ,Animal Feed ,tyramine ,Diet ,Feces ,digestibility ,Fermentation ,Cats ,Animals ,Animal Science and Zoology ,byproducts ,Citrus sinensis - Abstract
Made available in DSpace on 2022-05-01T16:02:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-01-01 The aim of the present study was to compare orange fibre, beet pulp and inulin as fibre sources for cats. A control diet (CON) was formulated without inclusion of a fibre source. Further experimental diets were also based on diet CON but were supplemented with 1% orange fibre (diet 1%OF); 3% orange fibre (diet 3%OF); 3% beet pulp (diet 3%BP) or 1% inulin (diet 1%IN). Forty cats were used in a randomised block design (4 blocks of 10 cats, 2 animals per food in each block, totalling 8 animals per treatment). Each block lasted 20 d, with 10 d of adaptation, 10 d of faecal collection for digestibility as well as evaluation of pH-value and fermentation products. The digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, ether extract, starch and gross energy did not vary between diets. In diet 1%OF, dietary fibre revealed a greater digestibility than in diet CON (p
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- 2022