Seasonal Variation in the Voluntary Food Intake of Domesticated Cats (Felis Catus)
| Autor: | Sebastien Delmotte, Vincent Biourge, Samuel Serisier, Alexander J. German, Alexandre Feugier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Royal Canin Research Center, Royal Canin, MAD-Environnement, Department of Obesity and Endocrinology, University of Liverpool |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Veterinary Medicine Food intake Veterinary medicine Photoperiod [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] lcsh:Medicine Biology medicine Animals Computer Simulation Daylight Prospective Studies lcsh:Science Domestication Animal Management Nutrition 2. Zero hunger photoperiodism Evolutionary Biology [STAT.AP]Statistics [stat]/Applications [stat.AP] Multidisciplinary CATS Animal Behavior Appetite Regulation lcsh:R digestive oral and skin physiology Temperature Biology and Life Sciences Agriculture Seasonality medicine.disease Veterinary Informatics Turnover Animals Domestic Cats lcsh:Q Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Female Veterinary Science France Seasons Zoology Algorithms Research Article Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 2014, PLoS ONE 9(4): e96071. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096071 PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 4, p e96071 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | International audience; There are numerous reports about seasonal cycles on food intake in animals but information is limited in dogs and cats. A 4-year prospective, observational, cohort study was conducted to assess differences in food intake in 38 ad-libitum-fed adult colony cats, of various breeds, ages and genders. Individual food intake was recorded on a daily basis, and the mean daily intake for each calendar month was calculated. These data were compared with climatic data (temperature and daylight length) for the region in the South of France where the study was performed. Data were analysed using both conventional statistical methods and by modelling using artificial neural networks (ANN). Irrespective of year, an effect of month was evident on food intake (P,0.001), with three periods of broadly differing intake. Food intake was least in the summer months (e.g. June, to August), and greatest during the months of late autumn and winter (e.g. October to February), with intermediate intake in the spring (e.g. March to May) and early autumn (e.g. September). A seasonal effect on bodyweight was not recorded. Periods of peak and trough food intake coincided with peaks and troughs in both temperature and daylight length. In conclusion, average food intake in summer is approximately 15% less than food intake during the winter months, and is likely to be due to the effects of outside temperatures and differences in daylight length. This seasonal effect in food intake should be properly considered when estimating daily maintenance energy requirements in cats. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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