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Effect of fructo-oligosaccharides on nutrient digestibility and digesta retention time in adult guinea pigs.

Kiyonori KawasakiXiao MinEi Sakaguchi
Published in: Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho (2017)
A previous study suggested that addition of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) to the diet improved nitrogen (N) utilization and decreased acid detergent fiber (ADF) digestibility in guinea pigs. The present study was conducted to clarify the relationship between ADF digestibility and gastrointestinal mean retention time (MRT) in guinea pigs under FOS supplementation. Adult male guinea pigs were fed a commercial diet (50 g/day) with either 5% glucose (glucose group) or 5% FOS (FOS group) for 12 days in individual metabolism cages. Unlike the glucose group, N utilization improved, but ADF digestibility significantly (P < 0.05) decreased in the FOS group. MRT of solid digesta also significantly (P < 0.05) decreased in the FOS group compared with that in the glucose group. We concluded that reduction of MRT of solid digesta containing FOS decreased ADF digestibility in guinea pigs.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • young adults
  • insulin resistance