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AssigneeThe Iams Company
InventorsGregory Allen Reinhart, Gregory Dean Sunvold
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A pet food product and process for repartitioning nitrogen and increasing colonic blood flow in dogs is provided which involves feeding a dog a diet of a pet food composition containing fermentable fibers which have an organic matter disappearance 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 dog is maintained on the diet for a sufficient period of time to allow the fermentable fibers to ferment in the colon of the dog. The fermentation results in an increased quantity of bacteria in the colon of the dog, resulting in increased nitrogen excretion through the feces of the dog.
A process for repartitioning nitrogen in dogs comprising:
A process for promoting colonic blood flow in dogs comprising:
A process for providing short chain fatty acids to the large and small intestines of a dog to improve metabolic fuel availability to canine intestinal cells comprising the steps of:
A pet food product comprising a composition containing fermentable fibers, said fermentable fibers comprising a blend of beet pulp, gum talha or gum arabic and fructooligosaccharides, which fermentable fibers have an organic matter disappearance of 15 to 60 percent when fermented by fecal bacteria for a 24 hour period, said fibers being present in amounts from about 1 to 11 weight percent of supplemental total dietary fiber.
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