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| Sabchuk,Tabyta Tamara; Félix,Ananda Portella; Comin,Juliana Grigoletto; Alarça,Laís Guimarães; Oliveira,Simone Gisele de; Maiorka,Alex. |
| The objective of the present study was to compare the apparent digestibility coefficients of a commercial dog food, fecal consistency and behavior of dogs housed in kennels and metabolic cages. Six adult Beagle dogs were distributed in cross-over experimental design, with six replicates per treatment. Dogs were housed in two environments: metabolic cages and in masonry kennels with solarium. Dogs were fed for a five-day adaptation period, and the five following days were used for total feces collection. Dogs behavior was recorded during a 48-h period, with 10-min intervals. Apparent digestibility coefficients were not different between treatments. However, dogs housed in metabolic cages produced lower weight and more consistent feces as compared with dogs... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Animal diets; Fecal consistency; Metabolic trial. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000100018 |
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