关键词: 菊粉, 菊糖, 猫, 粪便评分, 消化率

Abstract: This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary 1% inulin supplementation on growth，fecal score and nutrient apparent digestibility of British shorthair cats. Sixteen healthy adult British shorthair cats aged 1⁃2 years were randomly divided into 2 groups with 8 cat per group. Cats in the control group were fed a basal diet，and those in the experimental group were fed the basal diet supplemented with 1% inulin. The pre⁃feeding period was 7 days and the formal test period was 28 days. The results showed as follows：Compared with the control group，1） Dietary supplementation of 1% inulin had no significant effect on body weight and feed intake of cats（P>0.05）. 2） Dietary supplementation of 1% inulin significantly increased fecal water content and fecal score（P<0.05）. 3）Dietary supplementation of 1% inulin significantly increased the apparent digestibility of crude protein in cat diet（P<0.05）， and tended to increase the apparent digestibility of dry matter，organic matter，calcium and total phosphorus. In conclusion，dietary supplementation of 1% inulin has no significant effect on body weight and feed intake of cats，but can significantly improve fecal water content，fecal score and crude protein apparent digestibility.

Key words: Inulin, Synanthrin, Cat, Fecal score, Digestibility