Substitution of wheat bran by corn gluten feed without steep water in cats feed/Substituicao do farelo de trigo pelo farelo de casca de milho sem agua de maceracao em alimentos para gatos

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of substituting wheat bran (WB) by corn gluten feed without steep water (CGF) in cats feeds regarding the nutritional value of the diet, stool characteristics, time of food passage through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), intestinal gas production and concen...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ciência rural 2017-03, Vol.47 (3)
Main Authors: Ferreira, Livia Geraldi, Pires, Juliana de Melo, Zangeronimo, Marcio Gilberto, Saad, Flavia Maria de Oliveira Borges, Brandi, Roberta Ariboni, Bueno, Ives Claudio da Silva, Barbosa, Priscila Barros, Lisenko, Karen Guttenkunst, Taffarel, Tais Regina, dos Reis, Jessica Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of substituting wheat bran (WB) by corn gluten feed without steep water (CGF) in cats feeds regarding the nutritional value of the diet, stool characteristics, time of food passage through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), intestinal gas production and concentrations of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) in blood and faeces. Twenty eight cats were distributed in a randomized block design with four treatments (0, 2.6, 5.3 or 8.0% CGF, based on dry matter, substituting for WB) and seven replicates. Substitution of WB by CGF decreased (P0.05) the digestibility of other nutrients and apparent metabolizable energy. There was also no effect (P>0.05) on faeces moisture, faecal pH and score, food transit time in the GIT, intestinal gas area and SCFA concentrations in faeces, while blood concentrations of propionate were influenced differently by the different feeds and sampling times (P0,05) sobre a umidade das fezes, o escore e o pH fecal, o tempo de passagem do alimento no TGI, area de gas intestinal e concentracoes AGCC nas fezes, enquanto as concentracoes sanguineas de propionato foram influenciadas de maneira diferente entre as diferentes dietas e tempos de coleta. Conclui-se que a substituicao do FT pelo FCM, ate 8%, pode ser feita de maneira segura em alimentos para gatos. Palavras-chave: co-produto agroindustrial, digestibilidade, felinos, fermentacao,
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/0103-8478cr20160306