Effect of feeding frequency of a diet containing soya hulls on the food intake and behaviour of dogs

Abstract

Dietary fibre may promote satiety and reduce energy consumption per gram of food. Associated with feeding management, dietary fibre may contribute to reduce anxiety in dogs submitted to food restriction to lose weight. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the food intake and the behaviour of dogs fed diets without soya hulls (0SH) or with soya hulls (16SH) once (1×) or twice (2×) daily. Eight adult Beagle dogs, with 11·3 (se 1·6) kg body weight (BW), 4·1 (se 0·1) years of age and body condition score between 4 and 7, were distributed in 4 × 4 Latin square design (n 8/treatment, 5 d/period) in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement (0SH v. 16SH; 1× v. 2×). Food allowance was 50 % in excess of the daily metabolisable energy (ME) requirements; food residues were weighed. The behavioural test consisted in continuously observations for 24 h, using the scanning sampling technique (observations every 10 min). General behaviours, such as sleeping, barking, standing and others were recorded. Food intake in g/kg BW0·75 per d of 0SH and 16SH was not different (P > 0·05). However, dogs fed the 0SH diet presented higher (P > 0·05) energy intake (kJ/kg BW0·75 per d; P < 0·05) compared with those fed the 16SH diet. Dogs fed 2× daily had higher intake, both in g and in kJ, compared with those fed 1 × , independently of diet. There was no interaction between diets and feeding frequency (P > 0·05). No behavioural differences were observed (P > 0·05). The diet containing 16SH, despite reducing ME intake, did not restrict food intake (in g). Dogs fed 1× per d had lower food intake, possibly due to gastric capacity limitation.

Effect of soybean husk supplementation on the fecal fermentation metabolites and microbiota of dogs

“…In fact, dietary supplementation with 16% soybean husk reduced the body weight of obese dogs by restricting energy absorption without any changes in behavior or feed intake (Sabchuk et al . ). To the best of our knowledge, little study on the effect of soybean husk supplementation of pet foods on intestinal microbes has been conducted since Cole et al .…”

Partial replacement of soybean meal with red gram and lentil as vegetable proteins in limited ingredients homemade diets for pet dogs

“…The food (DM) intake by dogs fed once or twice daily remained similar ( P > 0.05) and was equivalent to 39.6 and 41.9 g/BW 0.75 with the two feeding frequencies, respectively, independent of the dietary treatments. In a similar study, Beagle dogs fed once daily showed lower intake relative to those fed twice daily, independently of the diets that were without and with soya hulls (Sabchuk et al, 2014). However, unlike the maintenance level feeding adopted in our study, the dogs in this experiment were fed to satiety by providing 50% extra food than the ME requirements for maintenance (NRC, 2006).…”

Evaluation of Soybean Ingredients in Pet Foods Applications: Systematic Review

“…Sabchuk et al (2014) evaluated dogs’ behavior for 24 h, recording the frequency of occurrence for each behavior while feeding diets with or without soybean hulls [ 33 ]. There were no differences in the dogs’ behavior with dietary soybean hull inclusion.…”

“…Dietary soybean hulls decreased the deposition of subcutaneous lipids in dogs [ 38 ], providing further evidence that soybean ingredients could benefit animal health. Studies on dog behavior in response to dietary soybean hull inclusion showed either no difference or a reduction in scratching behavior with a lower metabolizable energy intake when soybean hulls were present in the diet [ 33 , 45 ]. Numerous studies in the literature have shown that dietary soybean ingredients increase fermentative products by the hindgut microbiome and can result in a healthy gut by acting as prebiotics in companion animals.…”