Beet pulp intake and hairball faecal excretion in mixed-breed shorthaired cats

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dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, B. A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMonti, M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPedreira, R. S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorVitta, A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, P. D.G. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPutarov, T. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCarciofi, A. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T17:32:52Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T17:32:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-01
dc.description.abstractHairball formation may induce vomiting and intestinal obstruction in predisposed cats. Some insoluble fibres as sugarcane fibre and cellulose can prevent hairball formation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of beet pulp consumption, a moderate soluble and fermentable fibre source, on faecal trichobezoars excretion in adult shorthaired cats fed kibble diets. Eighteen mixed-breed shorthaired cats and three extruded diets were used as follows: a basal diet without added fibre source (PB0–8.8% dietary fibre); BP8–8% inclusion of beet pulp (17.5% of dietary fibre); BP16–16% inclusion of beet pulp (23.8% of dietary fibre). The cats were fed during 31 days and faeces quantitatively collected during three periods of 3 days each (from days 3–5; 15–17; 26–28). Gastrointestinal transit time was determined in the last 3 days of study (from days 29–31). The trichobezoars were separated from faeces, collected, dried and washed in ether for complete removal of all faecal material. The results were submitted to repeated-measure analysis of variance and means evaluated by polynomial contrast (p < 0.05). Beet pulp increased faecal production (p < 0.001) and reduced gastrointestinal transit time (p = 0.003). No alterations were found on trichobezoar faecal excretion, both as considered in number per cat per day of mg per cat per day (p > 0.05). Beet pulp intake did not reduce the number or the size of hairballs eliminated via faeces of shorthaired cats.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.format.extent31-36
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12745
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, v. 101, p. 31-36.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jpn.12745
dc.identifier.issn1439-0396
dc.identifier.issn0931-2439
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85020859288
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/178955
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,630
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,630
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectfeline
dc.subjectfermentable fibre
dc.subjectgastrointestinal transit time
dc.subjecttrichobezoar
dc.titleBeet pulp intake and hairball faecal excretion in mixed-breed shorthaired catsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes4620650316029248[7]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-3859-3983[7]

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