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Digestive Characteristics of Dogs Fed a Dry Food Enhanced with Additional Beet Pulp |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Anton C. Beynen |
| Title | Digestive Characteristics of Dogs Fed a Dry Food Enhanced with Additional Beet Pulp |
| Publisher | คณะเทคโนโลยีการเกษตร มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏมหาสารคาม |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | วารสารเกษตรพระวรุณ |
| Journal Vol. | 14 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 295-301 |
| Keyword | Dog, Diet, Beet pulp, Digestion, Feces |
| URL Website | https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/pajrmu/index |
| Website title | วารสารเกษตรพระวรุณ |
| ISSN | 1685-8379 |
| Abstract | Beet pulp has found favor in commercial dog foods as promoter of gut health, which means that beet-pulp content claims are considered relevant. The question addressed was whether inclusion of beet pulp beyond 5% of the diet can be done in practice. In a cross-over digestibility trial, six adult dogs were fed an extruded dry food containing 5 or 10% beet pulp, the additional beet pulp being incorporated at the expense of a grain mixture. The 10% versus 5% diet did not affect the percentage of apparent total digestive tract digestibility of protein, while fecal output of dry matter and water were raised by 6 and 19%. It is concluded that increasing beet pulp from 5 to 10% in a dry food is feasible if it involves an exchange with grains, and provided that theassociated increasein fecal volume is acceptable. |
