Effect of dietary supplementation of probiotic and prebiotic on preventing post weaning digestive disorders and productive performance of growing rabbits
Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of prebiotic (Bio-Mos®, mannoligosacchride), probiotic (Bio-Plus® 2B, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis) and their mix in diets, during different periods (early from 3 to 13 weeks of age, late from 5 to 13weeks of age) on growth performance, digestibility, some blood parameters, carcass characteristics, caecal microbial activity and economic efficiency of growing rabbits. One hundred and forty APRI line rabbits (Egyptian line selected) were divided and assigned randomly into seven experimental groups of 20 rabbits each (10 males + 10 females) of 5 weeks of age with an average live body weight of 582±8.58 gm. Seven experimental treatment groups were as follow: Control: Rabbits fed basal diet without any supplementation, Mos1: Rabbits fed basal diet supplemented with 1g Bio-Mos/ kg diet from 3 to 13 weeks of age (early period), PLUS 1: Rabbits fed basal diet supplemented with 0.4 g Bio-Plus/ kg diet from 3 to 13 weeks of age (early period), MIXI: Rabbits fed basal diet supplemented with 1 g Bio-MOS and 0.4 g Bio-Plus/ kg diet 3 to 13 weeks of age (early period), MOS2: Rabbits fed basal diet supplemented with 1 g Bio-Mos/ kg diet from 5 to 13 weeks of age (late period), PLUS2: Rabbits fed basal diet supplemented with 0.4 g Bio-Plus/ kg diet from 5 to 13 weeks or age (late period) and MIX2: Rabbits fed basal diet supplemented with 1 g Bio-MOS and 0.4 g Bio-Plus/ kg diet from 5 to 13 weeks of age (late period)
The results of this study showed that rabbits received MIXI treatment recorded the highest value of daily weight gain, followed by rabbits received MOS1 treatment, but no significant differences between them could be observed, while the lower value was observed for rabbits received control treatment (28.9 and 28.6 vs. 24. 1 gm, (P<0.001). On the other hand, rabbits were fed experimental diets early period (at 3 weeks of age) lead to
higher (P<0.05) daily weight gain as compared with those were fed experimental diets later period (at 5 weeks of age) Feed intake was increased (P<0.05) with supplementing Bio-MOS,Plus or their mix in diets. Digestibility coefficients of DM, OM, CP, CF and NFE were increased. significantly, but the EE digestibility was decreased significantly (P<0.001) by supplementing BIO-MOS, BIO-Plus or their mix in diets. Pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli and Clostridium spp.) in caecum content decreased (P<0.01 & P<0.001, respectively) by supplementing BIO-MOS, BIO-Plus or their mix in diets.
Conclusively, it may be concluded that supplementing of Bio-MOS, Bio-plus or their mix to growing rabbit diets .Improve growth performance and reduce mortality. Whereas, dietary supplementation of probiotic and prebiotic from 3 weeks of age (early period) increased them activity, reduced mortality and improved growth performance.
Key Words: Rabbits, probiotic, prebiotic, microbial activity, growth performance.
Publication year 2013
Pages 19-38
Availability location معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى-شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى- الجيزة
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Organization Name
City الاسكندرية
serial title Egyptian Poultry Science Journal
ISSN 1110-5623
Author(s) from ARC
External authors (outside ARC)
    خيرى عمبر جامعة كفر الشيخ
    فاطمة مصطفى عبد النبى جامعة كفر الشيخ
Agris Categories Animal physiology - Nutrition
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Bacillus licheniformis. Bacillus subtilis. Blood composition. Carcass composition. Digestibility. Economic analysis. Probiotics. Rabbits.
Proposed Agrovoc growth performance;microbial activity;prebiotic;
Publication Type Journal
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