| Autor: |
Bruna A. Loureiro, Guilherme Sembenelli, Ana P. J. Maria, Ricardo S. Vasconcellos, Fabiano C. Sá, Nilva K. Sakomura, Aulus C. Carciofi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Nutritional Science, Vol 3 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2048-6790 |
| DOI: |
10.1017/jns.2014.27 |
| Popis: |
Hair ingested by licking during cat grooming can eventually coalesce into solid masses in cat gastrointestinal tract. It is believed that dietary fibre might reduce formation of these trichobezoars (hairballs). The effects of two insoluble fibre sources added to kibble diets were evaluated with respect to trichobezoar faecal excretion. Thirty-two cats and four diets were used in a randomised block design: a control diet without additional fibre, 10 % added sugarcane fibre, 20 % added sugarcane fibre or 10 % added cellulose. Animals were fed for 42 d and during three separate periods (days 15–17, 25–27 and 40–42), the cats were housed individually in metabolic cages and their faeces were totally collected. The faeces were evaluated and the trichobezoars were isolated and classified into small (2·1 cm). Means were evaluated by repeated measures ANOVA and contrasts (P |
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