title: Consumption of fructooligosaccharides and nitrogen excretion in cats.
abstract: In a cross-over study with adult cats the effect on nitrogen (N) excretion of a diet supplemented with fructooligosaccharides (FOS) was compared with a diet supplemented with an equal amount of fructose and glucose. FOS raised N excretion with faeces by 26% (P < 0.05) and non-significantly lowered N excretion with urine by 5%. Thus, there was a shift in N excretion from urine to faeces. The amount of faecal dry matter was significantly higher (by 23.3%) when FOS was consumed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Groeneveld
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kappert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van der Kuilen
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Beynen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; C116580:fructooligosaccharide; D009584:Nitrogen