Dehydrated citrus pulp in rabbit feeding.

Autor: Varela JAR; Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas Y Ambientales U.D.C.A, Bogotá, Colombia., Diaz-Vargas M; Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas Y Ambientales U.D.C.A, Bogotá, Colombia. maydiaz@udca.edu.co., Duque-Ramírez CF; Universidad del Tolima, Universidad del Tolima, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria Y Zootecnia, Grupo de Investigación en Sistemas Agroforestales Pecuarios, Ibagué, Colombia., Sierra LMP; Universidad del Tolima, Universidad del Tolima, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria Y Zootecnia, Grupo de Investigación en Sistemas Agroforestales Pecuarios, Ibagué, Colombia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2023 Oct 04; Vol. 55 (5), pp. 346. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 04.
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03696-z
Abstrakt: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dehydrated orange by-product on the productive parameters, carcass yield, and meat quality of rabbits in the fattening stage. Four diets with increasing levels of orange by-products (0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%) were evaluated, each with six replicates of two 32-day-old crossbred rabbits that were randomly allocated. The experimental period was from 32 to 70 days of age of the rabbits. A higher weight gain (p < 0.05) was achieved for observed with 20% substitution, along with a better feed conversion, without any effects on carcass yield and meat quality parameters. The treatment with 30% citrus pulp showed no differences (p > 0.05) in the parameters evaluated. Based on our results, dehydrated orange by-product can replace up to 30% of the commercial feed concentrate without affecting performance, yield, and carcass quality in rabbits feeding since 32 to 72 days of age.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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