Pengaruh penuaan terhadap perilaku makan kucing

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Referensi:
Peachey S.E., Harper E.J. (2002). Aging does not influence feeding behavior in cats. Journal of Nutrition, 132:173S-9S.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh penuaan terhadap perilaku makan pada hewan kucing. Penelitian dilakukan dengan mengadakan dua kelompok pengamatan. Kelompok pertama adalah pemberian makanan kaleng kepada enam ekor kucing muda dan enam ekor kucing tua selama 10 hari berbasis ad libitum. Perilaku makan diamati selama lima hari terakhir. Kelompok pengamatan kedua adalah pemberian makanan yang diperkaya dengan beef tallow, minyak zaitun (olive oil) atau minyak bunga matahari (sunflower oil) pada asupan energi ekuivalen selama 21 hari. Perilaku makan terhadap kelompok kedua diamati juga pada lima hari terakhir. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa pada kedua kelompok tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara kucing muda dan kucing tua dalam hal jumlah makanan yang dikonsumsi, jumlah konsumsi pada setiap makanan atau durasi dari masing-masing waktu makan pada saat diberi makan pada asupan ad libitum maupun energi ekuivalen. Pola makan harian pada kelima kucing untuk masing-masing kelompok tidak berbeda signifkan, di mana kucing cenderung mengkonsumsi makanan kecil reguler pada siang maupun malam hari. Adapun perbedaan signifikan yang tercatat ialah dalam hal makanan yang diperkaya dengan lemak. Makanan yang diperkaya dengan beef tallow memiliki tingkat penolakan yang rendah dibandingkan makanan yang diperkaya dengan minyak zaitun dan minyak bunga matahari. Hal ini menunjukkan kemungkinan terjadinya diferensial palatabilitas. Dengan demikian, peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa kebiasaan memakan kucing dari semua kelompok umur memiliki pola yang sama, yang hanya dapat dirubah bilamana jenis makanannya diganti. Dengan tidak ditemukannya perbedaan antara kucing muda dan kucing tua maka pola makan tidak berpengaruh terhadap penurunan kemampuan mencerna yang berhubungan dengan umur.

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