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Myriam Hesta
Researcher at Ghent University
Publications - 138
Citations - 1685
Myriam Hesta is an academic researcher from Ghent University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Carnitine. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 131 publications receiving 1433 citations.
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Food Allergy in Dogs and Cats: A Review
TL;DR: Food allergy is a non-seasonal disease with skin and/or gastrointestinal disorders and in 20–30% of the cases, dogs and cats have concurrent allergic diseases (atopy/flea-allergic dermatitis).
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The effects of dietary fibre type on satiety-related hormones and voluntary food intake in dogs.
Guido Bosch,Adronie Verbrugghe,Myriam Hesta,Jens J. Holst,Antonius F. B. van der Poel,Geert Janssens,Wouter H. Hendriks +6 more
TL;DR: The inclusion of fermentable fibre in canine diets may contribute to the prevention or mitigation of obesity through its effects on satiety, and the underlying mechanisms require further investigation.
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Performance, meat and carcass traits of fattening pigs with organic versus conventional housing and nutrition
TL;DR: It was concluded that organic pig fattening does not necessarily affect growth performance negatively, but meat quality traits can be influenced by both organic nutrition and housing type.
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The effect of oligofructose and inulin on faecal characteristics and nutrient digestibility in healthy cats.
TL;DR: There was a trend for a lower pH of the faeces in the 3% supplemented group, suggesting a substantial effect on theFaecal composition, and oligofructose seemed to be more easily fermentable, because of a trend to a higher concentration of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) in the Faeces of the oligof fructose group.
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The effect of weight loss by energy restriction on metabolic profile and glucose tolerance in ponies
TL;DR: Weight loss at a rate of 1% of ideal body weight per week through restricted energy intake, ameliorated insulin sensitivity and metabolic profile in obese Shetland ponies is evaluated.