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Table 17.1
In Vivo
Experiments (In Chronological order beginning in 2005), reporting Effects of Prebiotics in Cats and Dogs
Animals/
Treatment (Age,
initial bW)
outcome variables
Quantiied
Dietary Information; Time
on Treatment
Daily Prebiotic Dose;
source
ref.
Major Findings
of:
Hesta et al.,
2005
3
urea metabolism
4 female cats (>7
yr of age; initial
bW between 2.2
and 4 kg)
basal diet fed at Me
requirement of ideal bW
0% supplementation
↑
fecal moisture* (6%)
fecal odor
components
3.11% of (raftilose,
orafti, belgium), dMb
Chemical composition:
29% CP
37% Crude fat
1% Cf
↑
dM fecal output* (27%)
↑
fecal n excretion* (36%)
↓
urinary n excretion* (48%)
↑
fecal bacterial n* (% of n
intake; 125%)
time on treatment: 3 wk
Jeusette et
al., 2005
7
Plasma leptin
12 obese dogs
(between 1 and 9
yr of age; 21.9 ±
0.8 kg bW)
basal diet (obesity
Veterinary diet, royal
Canin, france) fed to
promote weight loss
1% scfos in control diet
no effect of scfos
supplementation on leptin,
insulin, ghrelin, or glucose
Plasma insulin
Control diet + 2% scfos
(beghin-Meiji industrie,
france)
Plasma ghrelin
Chemical composition:
34% CP
10% fat
19.8% tdf
1% scfos
blood glucose
time on treatment: until
ideal bCs obtained (5 out
of 9)
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