Effects of feeding polydextrose on faecal characteristics, microbiota and fermentative end products in healthy adult dogs

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 638-644

  Beloshapka, Alison N ^a   Wolff, Amanda K ^a   Swanson, Kelly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine health; Microbial populations; Nutrient digestibility; Polydextrose

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; INDOLE; PHENOL; POLYDEXTROSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTEIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES COMPOSITION; FECES MICROFLORA; FECES PH; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; NONHUMAN; PH; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDOLES; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PREBIOTICS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 84865263177     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511005927     Document Type: Article

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