Physiological parameters and productive performance of rabbit does and their offsprings with dietary supplementation of soy lecithin

Autor: K. I. Kamel, Sameer A. Nagadi, El-Shohat Mohamed Qota, Tarek Abd-Allah Sadaka, Youssef A. Attia, A. E. Abd El-Hamid, Maria Cristina de Oliveira
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira v.53 n.9 2018
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Vol 53, Iss 9, Pp 1078-1085 (2018)
Popis: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of a dietary supplementation with soy lecithin (SL) on the productive performance and blood constituents of rabbit females and their offsprings. A total of 40 rabbits does were distributed into four treatments: control group, no dietary SL inclusion; and three groups with 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% SL inclusion in the diets. The inclusion of 1.5% SL increased the count of blood cells and hemoglobin concentrations; 0.5-1.0% SL reduced the total cholesterol levels in the blood, as well as the low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and the activities of the enzymes alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase, but increased the levels of total lipids, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and the activities of the antioxidant enzymes. Supplementation with 1.0-1.5% SL resulted in higher milk production and heavier litters. Soy lecithin supplementation at 1% improves the physiological parameters and increases the milk production of rabbit does, also improving the performances of their offsprings.
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