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Use of pet food compositions containing fermentable fiber

A composition and fiber technology, applied in the application field of pet food compositions containing fermentable fibers, can solve problems such as difficulty in digesting and absorbing nutrients

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-01
IAMS
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[0005] Other animals have difficulty digesting and absorbing nutrients from food

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[0036] Referring to Table 1, the food was made to contain equal nitrogen and equal energy and to provide about 19.5 MJ / kg food with 35% of energy from sugar, 30% from fat and 35% from protein. Low fermentable fiber (LFF) foods contain wood cellulose as a fiber source and high fermentable fiber (HFF) foods contain a variety of fermentable plant fibers (beet pulp, MichganSugar, Saginaw, M1; acacia, TIC Gums, Belcamp, MD ; a mixture of fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Golden Technologies, Golden, CO). The ratio of beet pulp to gum arabic to FOS was about 6:2:1.5. The ratio of beet pulp to FOS is about 4:1.

[0037] Adult mongrel dogs (n=16) were used. Upon arrival, animals were acclimated for 7 days and fed a complete nutritional diet (Can-Pro, Beaumont, AB). Weigh all dogs daily and use the formula: energy intake (MJ) = 0.553 x kg (body weight) 0.67 Each dog was fed separately to meet energy requirements. Food was provided once daily between 0900-1000 hours, and water was prov...

Embodiment 2

[0103] Two groups of five adult beagles (both sexes included) were fed two diets that differed only in the source of fiber (see Table 3). Cellulose, which is only slightly degraded by the canine gastrointestinal tract (GIT), was added to the control diet (A) at a level of 3.6%. The second diet (B) contained beet pulp (4.2%) and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) (1%), which were fermentable by the dog GIT bacteria. Chemical analysis showed that both foods contained 25.9% protein, 11.8% fat, 6.2% moisture, 5.7% ash, 1.23% calcium, and 0.79% phosphorus. Diet B was a mixture of beet pulp and FOS because the dogs' gut bacteria differed in their rate of fiber fermentation. Bacterial metabolites of FOS such as SCFA should be available more proximal to the GIT than bacterial metabolites of beet pulp (which ferment slowly). In addition, two sources of fermentable fiber were designed to produce different concentrations and ratios of SCFA. Cellulose (Solka Floc) was obtained from Fiber and...

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Abstract

A process for feeding an animal a diet which alters the function and morphology of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), a large lymphoid organ in the animal and which improves glucose metabolism, satiety, and nutrient absorption. The process involves feeding a companion animal such as, for example, a dog or cat a diet of a pet food composition containing fermentable fibers which have an organic matter disappearance (OMD) of 15 to 60 percent when fermented by fecal bacteria for a 24 hour period, the fibers being present in amounts from about 1 to 11 weight percent of supplemental total dietary fiber. The animal is maintained on the diet for a sufficient period of time to allow the fermentable fibers to ferment in the GIT of the animal.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to methods of improving glucose metabolism, satiety, and nutrient absorption in pets (eg, dogs and cats) that include the use of pet food compositions that contain fermentable fibers. Background technique [0002] Recent studies have shown that dietary fiber is important due to its fermentable properties in the large intestine of dogs and cats. For example, Reinhart, US Pat. No. 5,616,569 describes the addition of fermentable dietary fiber to pet food compositions to maintain normal gastrointestinal function in animals and improve chronic diarrhea. Howard et al., FASEB J. (1996) 10: A257, mentioned that consumption of this fermentable fiber in dogs can shift the distribution of waste nitrogen from urine to feces, increasing the animal's excretion of nitrogen through feces. Sunvold et al., Journal of Animal Science, (1995) 73: 1099-1109, indicate that feeding dogs properly fermentable fiber improves gastrointestinal tract ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61K31/715A61K45/06A23K1/16A23K1/18A61P1/18A61P3/00A23K1/14A61K36/68A61K36/752
CPCY10S426/805A23K10/30A23K20/163A23K50/40A61P1/18A61P3/00A61P3/08Y02P60/87
Inventor G·D·苏沃德M·G·哈耶克
Owner IAMS