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Fecal microbiota in client-owned obese dogs changes after weight loss with a high-fiber-high-protein diet.
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- Pilot evaluation of a single oral fecal microbiota transplantation for canine atopic dermatitis.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Obese dogs exhibit different fecal microbiome and specific microbial networks compared with normal weight dogs.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effects of weight loss and feeding specially formulated diets on the body composition, blood metabolite profiles, voluntary physical activity, and fecal metabolites and microbiota of overweight cats.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- Effects of weight loss and feeding specially formulated diets on the body composition, blood metabolite profiles, voluntary physical activity, and fecal metabolites and microbiota of obese dogs.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- The Mechanism of Important Components in Canine Fecal Microbiota Transplantation.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
- Canine Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Current Application and Possible Mechanisms.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
- Composition and short-term stability of gut microbiota in lean and spontaneously overweight healthy Labrador retriever dogs.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2022Article
- Weight loss and high-protein, high-fiber diet consumption impact blood metabolite profiles, body composition, voluntary physical activity, fecal microbiota, and fecal metabolites of adult dogs.Journal of animal science · 2022Article
- Analysis of the gut microbiome in dogs and cats.Veterinary clinical pathology · 2022Review
- Weight-loss in obese dogs promotes important shifts in fecal microbiota profile to the extent of resembling microbiota of lean dogs.Animal microbiome · 2022Article
- Fecal microbiota and inflammatory and antioxidant status of obese and lean dogs, and the effect of caloric restriction.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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- Effects of dietary macronutrient profile on apparent total tract macronutrient digestibility and fecal microbiota, fermentative metabolites, and bile acids of female dogs after spay surgery.Journal of animal science · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe fecal microbiota from obese individuals can induce obesity in animal models. In addition, studies in humans, animal models and dogs have revealed that the fecal microbiota of subjects with obesity is different from that of lean subjects and changes after weight loss. However, the impact of weight loss on the fecal microbiota in dogs with obesity has not been fully characterized.
methodsIn this study, we used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to investigate the differences in the fecal microbiota of 20 pet dogs with obesity that underwent a weight loss program. The endpoint of the weight loss program was individually tailored to the ideal body weight of each dog. In addition, we evaluated the qPCR based Dysbiosis Index before and after weight loss.
resultsAfter weight loss, the fecal microbiota structure of dogs with obesity changed significantly (
conclusionThe changes observed in the fecal microbiota of dogs with obesity after weight loss with a weight loss diet rich in fiber and protein were in agreement with previous studies in humans, that reported an increase of bacterial biodiversity and a decrease of the ratio Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes.
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