Effects of diets with Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell. on performance and digestibility of growing rabbits
| Autor: | Edgar Molina, Pedro González-Redondo, Rafael Moreno-Rojas, Keyla Montero-Quintero, Belkys Bracho, Adriana Sánchez-Urdaneta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | World Rabbit Science, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 9-18 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1257-5011 1989-8886 |
| DOI: | 10.4995/wrs.2015.2071 |
| Popis: | The effects on performance and digestibility in growing rabbits were studied by comparing 3 diets containing increasing inclusion rates of amaranth (Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.): 0 (A0), 160 (A16) and 320 g/kg (A32 diet). Diets were formulated isoproteic and isocaloric to meet the nutrient requirements of growing rabbits. One hundred and thirteen weaned New Zealand White rabbits (mean±standard deviation weight: 760±102 g), individually caged, were randomly assigned to one of the 3 experimental diets. Rabbits were fed ad libitum from 35 to 87 d of age, and health status and performance traits were onitored. The coefficients of total tract apparent digestibility of the diets were measured between 42 and 46 d of age in 12 rabbits per treatment. Amaranthus dubius contained 209 g/kg dry matter (DM) of crude protein and 398 g/kg DM of neutral detergent fibre. There were no significant differences between treatments in weight gain (mean 21.6 g/d) and live weight at the end of the fattening period (mean 1883 g). Daily feed intake was higher (P |
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