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KMID : 1024520220310060535
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2022 Volume.31 No. 6 p.535 ~ p.542
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Effects of Dietary Ptecticus tenebrifer on the Fecal Microbiomes of Bichon Frise
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Choi In-Hag
Park Kwan-Ho
Choi Sung-Up
Jung Yeon-Woo
Kim San
Park Chan-Yeong
Chung Tae-Ho
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Abstract
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary Ptecticus tenebrifer on the fecal microbiomes of bichon frise. A total of 16 bichon frise dogs (average weight, 2 kg) were randomly allotted to 4 dietary treatments (4 dogs/group): general pet food, two types of domestic pet food containing Ptecticus tenebrifer, and one imported pet food containing Ptecticus tenebrifer. In the controls, Firmicutes accounted for the highest proportion (82%) at the phylum level in the fecal microbiomes. The Tax4Fun2's functional prediction program indicated that the control groups showed a relatively high amount of obesity-related microorganisms; the pathways included three types of carbohydrate metabolism. Among the treatments, Firmicutes abundances was the least in the treatments with the two types of domestic pet food containing Ptecticus tenebrifer; this did not affect the functional prediction of Tax4Fun2. In conclusion, the two types of domestic feed with Ptecticus tenebrifer were healthy and suitable for bichon frise; they could be beneficial in terms of obesity.
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KEYWORD
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Bichon frise, Obesity, Fecal microbiomes, Firmicutes, Ptecticus tenebrifer
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