Comparison of voluntary food intake and palatability of commercial weight loss diets in healthy dogs and cats
| Autor: | Marie Anne Hours, Delphine Moniot, Ingrid Daniel, Alexandre Feugier, Yann Queau, Emmanuelle Sagols, Serisier Samuel, Alexander J. German, Ariane Junien-Castagna, Vincent Biourge |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Taste Weight loss 040301 veterinary sciences Animal feed media_common.quotation_subject Appetite Canine 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Animal science medicine Palatability Obesity media_common 030109 nutrition & dietetics CATS General Veterinary business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Animal husbandry medicine.disease veterinary(all) medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Veterinary Research |
| ISSN: | 1746-6148 |
| Popis: | Background Obesity in dogs and cats is usually managed by dietary energy restriction using a purpose-formulated weight loss diet, but signs of hunger and begging commonly occur causing poor owner compliance. Altering diet characteristics so as to reduce voluntary food intake (VFI) can improve the likelihood of success, although this should not be at the expense of palatability. The aim of the current study was to compare the VFI and palatibility of novel commercially available canine and feline weight loss diets. Methods The relative performance of two canine (C1 and C2) and two feline (F1 and F2) diets was assessed in groups of healthy adult dogs and cats, respectively. Diets varied in energy, protein, fibre, and fat content. To assess canine VFI, 12 (study 1) and 10 (study 2) dogs were offered food in 4 meals, for 15 min on each occasion, with hourly intervals between the meals. For feline VFI, 12 cats were offered food ad libitum for a period of 18 h per day over 5 consecutive days. The palatability studies used separate panels of 37 dogs and 30 cats, with the two diets being served, side-by-side, in identical bowls. Results In dogs, VFI was significantly less for diet C1 than diet C2 when assessed on energy intake (study 1, 42% less, P = 0.032; study 2, 28% less, P = 0.019), but there was no difference in gram weight intake (study 1: P = 0.964; study 2: P = 0.255). In cats, VFI was 17% less for diet F1 than diet F2 when assessed by energy intake (P |
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