Fiber fermentability effects on energy and macronutrient digestibility, fecal traits, postprandial metabolite responses, and colon histology of overweight cats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2233-2245

  Fischer, M M ^a   Kessler, A M ^a   de Sa L R M ^b   Vasconcellos, R S ^c   Roberti Filho, F O ^c   Nogueira, S P ^c   Oliveira, M C C ^c   Carciofi, A C ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Colon mucosa; Feline; Glucose; Short chain fatty acids; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; COLON; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COLON; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 84882595264     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4334     Document Type: Article

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