Effects of Inulin on Growth,Fecal Score and Nutrient Apparent Digestibility in British Shorthair Cats
XIAO Zaili
ZHAO Shiyuan
TANG Chao
LIU Ruili
LI Huahao
Abstract：This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary 1%inulin supplementation on growth,fecal score and nutrient apparent digestibility of British shorthair cats.Sixteen healthy adult British shorthair cats aged 1-2 years were randomly divided into 2 groups with 8 cat per group.Cats in the control group were fed a basal diet,and those in the experimental group were fed the basal diet supplemented with 1%inulin.The pre-feeding period was 7 days and the formal test period was 28 days.The results showed as follows:Compared with the control group,1)Dietary supplementation of 1%inulin had no significant effect on body weight and feed intake of cats(P>0.05).2)Dietary supplementation of 1%inulin significantly increased fecal water content and fecal score(P<0.05).3)Dietary supplementation of 1%inulin significantly increased the apparent digestibility of crude protein in cat diet(P<0.05),and tended to increase the apparent digestibility of dry matter,organic matter,calcium and total phosphorus.In conclusion,dietary supplementation of 1%inulin has no significant effect on body weight and feed intake of cats,but can significantly improve fecal water content,fecal score and crude protein apparent digestibility.
Keywords：InulinSynanthrinCatFecal scoreDigestibility
Publication Date：2025-06-18
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 46-52 )