Sugarcane fibre may prevents hairball formation in cats

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dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, Bruna A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSembenelli, Guilherme [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMaria, Ana P. J. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorVasconcellos, Ricardo S.
dc.contributor.authorSá, Fabiano C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSakomura, Nilva K. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCarciofi, Aulus C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T15:31:07Z
dc.date.available2015-12-07T15:31:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractHair 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 (<1 cm), medium (1·1-2 cm) or large (>2·1 cm). Means were evaluated by repeated measures ANOVA and contrasts (P < 0·05). Cats fed sugarcane fibre shown a linear reduction of small and medium trichobezoar excretion (number per cat per day; P = 0·004) as well as a reduction in trichobezoar mass excretion (mg per cat per day; P < 0·01). The control group showed increased faecal excretion of large trichobezoars (P = 0·003), which were not present in the high sugarcane fibre group (P < 0·006). No effect of cellulose was observed for any evaluated trait. Therefore, long fibres (sugarcane fibre) may cause greater peristaltic stimulation, increasing the propulsion of hair through the gut, but further research is needed to validate this mechanism. In conclusion, sugarcane fibre reduced faecal hairball elimination in cats, which may have clinical applications for the prevention of health problems related to trichobezoars.en
dc.description.affiliationCollege of Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), São Paulo State University (UNESP) , Via de Acesso Professor Paulo Donato Castellane , Jaboticabal 14.884-900 , SP , Brazil.
dc.description.affiliationState University of Maringá - UEM , Av. Colombo , 5.790 , Maringá 87020-900 , PR , Brazil.
dc.description.affiliationUnespCollege of Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV), São Paulo State University (UNESP) , Via de Acesso Professor Paulo Donato Castellane , Jaboticabal 14.884-900 , SP , Brazil.
dc.format.extent20
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jns.2014.27
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Nutritional Science, v. 3, p. 20, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/jns.2014.27
dc.identifier.issn2048-6790
dc.identifier.pmcPMC4473147
dc.identifier.pubmed26101589
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/131045
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJournal of Nutritional Science
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Nutritional Science
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,984
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dc.sourcePubMed
dc.subjectCo, control dieten
dc.subjectCelluloseen
dc.subjectFeline nutritionen
dc.subjectInsoluble fibreen
dc.subjectTrichobezoarsen
dc.titleSugarcane fibre may prevents hairball formation in catsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderJournal of Nutritional Science
unesp.author.lattes4620650316029248[7]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-3859-3983[7]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt

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