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Effect of using residues prickly pear as a source of dietary feedstuffs on productive performance, biological traits and immune response of rabbit
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Abstract: Forty weaned New Zealand White rabbits (NZW) male rabbits aged 35 days and weighed 732g±7.04 were used in the present study to determine the effects of using residues Prickly pear cladodes as a source of dietary feedstuffs on productive performance, digestibility, some blood constituents, immune response and economic of efficiency of rabbit. The animals were divided into four experimental groups of 10 rabbits each. The experimental diets contained different inclusion levels of dried cactus opuntia cladodes (COC) (0.0 control (C), 10, 20 and 30%), respectively.
Results obtained could be summarized as follow:
1) The final live body weight, total weight gain and performance index were significantly (P<0.01) affected by experimental treatment groups. The highest (P<0.01) values of live body weight, total weight gain and performance index were recorded by rabbits fed 30% COC inclusion (2187g, 1460g and 79.82%) followed by received inclusion level of 20% COC (2105g, 1375g and 70.40%), respectively compared with the 10% COC (2010g, 1278g and 61.66%) or control (1997g, 1259g and 58.56%), respectively.
2) Feed intake (g/ day), protein intake, and digestible energy intake were significantly (P<0.05) decreased with increasing COC levels. Rabbits fed COC (30%) diet recorded a significant bester FCR value followed by those of 20 and 10 % tested material, respectively .
3) Digestibility coefficient and nutritive values (DM, CP, CF, TDN and DE) were significantly improved for rabbits fed diet contained COC compared to those fed the control diet.
4) Cecal pH value and NH3-N concentration were higher (P<0.05) in the control group than those of the treatment groups. Concentration of TVF As was lower in control whereas the highest was obtained by treatment of COC (P<0.05).
5) Also Inclusion of tested material significantly (P<0.05) increased dressing percentage and carcass weight.
6) AST, AL T, counts of red and white blood cells concentrations in blood plasma were nearly similar all groups Plasma. concentrations of total proteins, albumin and globulin were Increased (p<0.05), whereas total lipids, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL were decreased (p<0.05) by treatments of COC
7) Concentrations of total antioxidants capacity values, IgG and IgM in plasma were high in 30% followed by 20% and 10% treatment of COC, while the least was recorded by the control group.
8) The best economical efficiency and relative economical efficiency values had been recorded with rabbits fed 30% COC inclusion followed by rabbits received 20% and 10% treatment of COC, respectively.
conclusively, it could be concluded that incorporating cactus opuntia cladodes (COC) into diets recorded the beneficial growth performance, nutrients digestibility immunity and the best economical efficiency of NZW rabbits.
Key words: Cactus apuntia Cladodes, Growth Performance, Digestibility, Rabbits, Diet
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| Publication year |
2015
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| Pages |
923-943
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| Availability location |
معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيواني- شارع نادى الصيد- دقى- جيزة
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| Country |
Egypt
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| serial title |
Egyptian Poultry Science
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| ISSN |
1110-5623
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| Volume |
35
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| Author(s) from ARC |
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| External authors (outside ARC) |
طارق امين يونس عبيد
زراعة كفر الشيخ
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| Agris Categories |
Animal feeding
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AGROVOC
TERMS |
Blood composition.
Diet.
Digestibility.
Growth.
Immune response.
Opuntia ficus indica.
Production.
Rabbits.
Scrub.
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| Proposed Agrovoc |
Prickly pear cladodes;
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| Publication Type |
Journal
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