Growth of Rabbits on Purified Diets

Autor: Hove, E.L., Herndon, J.F.
Zdroj: The Journal of Nutrition; October 1957, Vol. 63 Issue: 2 p193-199, 7p
Abstrakt: For growth of rabbits fed a simple purified diet, defatted soybean meal was superior to casein as a protein source. With 20% casein the rate of growth was about 15 gm/day. Soybean meal as the sole source of protein at an equivalent level permitted growth of about 30 gm/day. This compared favorably with growth of 35 gm/day for rabbits on a commercial feed. A supplement of arginine, glycine and tryptophan improved growth of rabbits fed the casein diet, and accounted for a part of the soybean meal effect. Other deficiencies in casein, as yet unidentified, were corrected by soybean meal or by dried brewers’ yeast.
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