Effect of Different Fiber Sources as Additives to Wet Food for Beagle Dogs on Diet Acceptance, Digestibility, and Fecal Quality
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design and Diet Production
2.2. Chemical Analysis
2.3. Scores for Food Intake and Apparent Total Tract Digestibility
2.4. Fecal Scores
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Apparent Nutrient Digestibility
3.2. Fecal Quality
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Unit | Content |
---|---|---|
DM | g/kg fed | 232 |
Crude ash | g/kg DM | 58.9 |
Crude protein | 393 | |
Crude fat | 207 | |
Crude fiber | 41.2 | |
TDF | 113 | |
Nitrogen-free extract | 301 | |
Calcium | 7.80 | |
Phosphorus | 8.40 | |
Sodium | 3.40 | |
Potassium | 9.30 | |
Magnesium | 0.80 | |
Zinc | mg/kg DM | 153 |
Selenium | 1.00 | |
Metabolizable energy | MJ/kg DM | 18.2 |
Digestibility | CO * | CE * | GC * | LC * | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude ash | 48.1 ± 6.20 | 46.1 ± 5.80 | 44.3 ± 5.10 | 45.5 ± 5.80 | 0.6087 |
Crude fiber | −22.6 b ± 20.3 | −6.25 a ± 8.25 | −4.44 a ± 9.90 | 3.06 a ± 8.42 | 0.0033 |
Crude fat | 97.5 ± 0.10 | 97.7 ± 0.30 | 97.7 ± 0.30 | 97.8 ± 0.20 | 0.1134 |
Crude protein | 81.6 ± 2.10 | 81.1 ±3.10 | 80.9 ± 2.40 | 80.4 ± 2.10 | 0.8119 |
Calcium | 10.0 ± 13.6 | 10.5 ± 7.10 | 7.37 ± 9.29 | 7.35 ± 10.8 | 0.8886 |
Phosphorus | 51.1 ± 6.80 | 51.8 ± 3.10 | 49.1 ± 4.70 | 50.4 ± 6.70 | 0.7934 |
Magnesium | 24.8 ± 11.6 | 23.5 ± 5.49 | 20.2 ± 8.24 | 22.7 ± 9.18 | 0.7728 |
Gross energy | 84.4 a ± 1.70 | 76.7b ± 2.60 | 77.3 b ± 2.30 | 76.2 b ± 2.30 | <0.0001 |
Parameters | Unit | CO * | CE * | GC * | LC * | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fecal consistency score | 1–5 | 2.19 ± 0.21 | 2.25 ± 0.35 | 2.16 ± 0.18 | 2.02 ± 0.12 | 0.267 |
Fecal form score | 1–4 | 2.12 ± 0.20 | 2.16 ± 0.30 | 2.11 ± 0.23 | 2.01 ± 0.06 | 0.5412 |
Fecal amount | g wet/d | 99.1 b ± 11.0 | 143 a ± 29.0 | 137 a ± 22.6 | 141 a ± 16.1 | 0.0005 |
DM content | % | 31.4 ± 2.19 | 35.2 ± 4.24 | 35.6 ± 2.05 | 34.4 ± 3.21 | 0.0786 |
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El-Wahab, A.A.; Lingens, J.B.; Hankel, J.; Visscher, C.; Ullrich, C. Effect of Different Fiber Sources as Additives to Wet Food for Beagle Dogs on Diet Acceptance, Digestibility, and Fecal Quality. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020091
El-Wahab AA, Lingens JB, Hankel J, Visscher C, Ullrich C. Effect of Different Fiber Sources as Additives to Wet Food for Beagle Dogs on Diet Acceptance, Digestibility, and Fecal Quality. Veterinary Sciences. 2023; 10(2):91. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020091
Chicago/Turabian StyleEl-Wahab, Amr Abd, Jan Berend Lingens, Julia Hankel, Christian Visscher, and Cristina Ullrich. 2023. "Effect of Different Fiber Sources as Additives to Wet Food for Beagle Dogs on Diet Acceptance, Digestibility, and Fecal Quality" Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 2: 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020091