1. Natural zeolite (chabazite/phillipsite) dietary supplementation influences faecal microbiota and oxidant status of working dogs
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Paola Superchi, Valeria Cavalli, Alberto Sabbioni, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Enzo Riccardi, Roberta Saleri, Valentino Beretti, and Elio Passaglia
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0301 basic medicine ,Chabazite ,medicine.medical_specialty ,040301 veterinary sciences ,0403 veterinary science ,03 medical and health sciences ,Dogs ,Animal science ,Faecal consistency ,Lactobacillus ,Enterococcus spp ,medicine ,Aerobic exercise ,Dietary supplementation ,lcsh:SF1-1100 ,chabazite/phillipsite ,biology ,Phillipsite ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,oxidant-antioxidant status ,biology.organism_classification ,Surgery ,aerobic exercise ,030104 developmental biology ,Homogeneous ,Animal Science and Zoology ,lcsh:Animal culture ,faecal microbiota - Abstract
We evaluated whether chabazite/phillipsite dietary supplementation might affect the faecal microbiota, oxidant and antioxidant status of working dogs at rest undergone to a trial test. Forty English Setter dogs were involved in two replicate trials. At each replicate, dogs were divided into two homogeneous groups (10 dogs/group). During a period of 28 days, diet was supplemented (Z group) or not supplemented (C group) with chabazite/phillipsite at the dose of 5 g/head/day. On day 29, dogs were subjected to a trial test. Faecal characteristics were assessed at 0 and 29 days (within two hours from the end of the trial test). Faecal consistency was not affected by dietary supplementation (p > .05). On day 29, Lactobacillus spp. and Enterococcus spp. counts were higher and Enterobacteriaceae were lower in Z than in C group (p .05). Our results suggest that chabazite/phillipsite dietary supplementation, improves the intestinal microbiota ecosystem and may counteract the oxidative damage caused by physical stress in hunting dogs at the beginning of the working season. more...
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- 2016
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