Effect of Egyptian clover hay substitution with sugar beet pulp on growing rabbits performance
Other Title(s)
تأثير استبدال دريس البرسيم المصري بتفل بنجر السكر على أداء الأرانب النامية
Joint Authors
Abu al-Ula, Salah al-Din Sayyid
Rida, Fayiz Muhammad
Source
Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research
Issue
Vol. 43, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.2079-2092, 14 p.
Publisher
Zagazig University Faculty of Agriculture
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This work was carried out to study the effect of Egyptian clover hay substitution with sugar beet pulp on growing rabbits performance, carcass traits, digestability of nutrients, feeding values and economical efficiency.
Eighty unsexed New-Zealand White (NZW) growing rabbits of ٥ weeks were randomly allotted into ٥ equal groups (١٦ rabbits each, with ٨ replicates each of two rabbits) to study the effect of substituting Egyptian clover hay (CH) by sugar beet pulp (SBP) at different rates on growing rabbits performance.
Five diets were fed to NZW rabbits from ٥-١٣ weeks of age.
The first group was fed the basal diet as a control, while the other four groups were fed diets contaning ٩, ١٨, ٢٧ and ٣٦% SBP, respectivaly which represents replacment rate of ٢٥, ٥٠, ٧٥ and ١٠٠% of CH in the control diet.
Growth performance, carcass traits, digestability coeffecient and feeding values were studied.
Results showed that, replacing CH in the control diet with SBP up to ٧٥%, significantly increased (P < ٠.٠١) live body weight (LBW) and body weight gain (BWG) of the most ages during the experimental period.
Rabbits fed ٢٥, ٥٠ and ٧٥% SBP instead of CH recorded the highest viability values.
Daily feed intake (FI) was insignificantly decreased with increasing the most levels of CH substitution with SBP while feed conversion (FC) values were significantly (P < ٠.٠٥) improved with increasing levels of SBP during the most ages of the experimental period.
The inclusion of SBP replacement of CH up to ٧٥% had a significantly (P < ٠.٠٥) positive effect on the digestibility coefficients of CP and NFE.
Each of DCP, TDN and DE were gradually increased (P < ٠.٠١) when ٢٥, ٥٠ and ٧٥% SBP replaced CH in control diet.
All carcass characteristics studied, length of each part of the gastrointestinal tract and pH of digestive tract were not significantly affected by feeding the SBP diets.
The best efficiency value was for the rabbits fed ٧٥% SBP substitution of CH, followed by ١٠٠, ٥٠ and ٢٥% SBP replacements.
Results obtained seemed to justly the following conclusion: From the nutritional and economical point of view, using SBP up to ٧٥% substitution for CH (٢٧%) in growing NZW rabbit diets had no adverse effect on each of growth performance, viability rate, digestion coefficients, carcass characteristics and digestive tract measurements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu al-Ula, Salah al-Din Sayyid& Rida, Fayiz Muhammad. 2016. Effect of Egyptian clover hay substitution with sugar beet pulp on growing rabbits performance. Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research،Vol. 43, no. 6, pp.2079-2092.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-817070
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu al-Ula, Salah al-Din Sayyid& Rida, Fayiz Muhammad. Effect of Egyptian clover hay substitution with sugar beet pulp on growing rabbits performance. Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 43, no. 6 (2016), pp.2079-2092.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-817070
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu al-Ula, Salah al-Din Sayyid& Rida, Fayiz Muhammad. Effect of Egyptian clover hay substitution with sugar beet pulp on growing rabbits performance. Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research. 2016. Vol. 43, no. 6, pp.2079-2092.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-817070
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-817070