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- Title
Comparative Study on Productive Performance of Domestic Rabbit Hybrids in Different Feeding Systems.
- Authors
Nicula-Neagu, Marioara; Peţ, Ioan; Ştef, Lavinia; Silvia, Pătruică; Dronca, Dorel; Ahmadi, Mirela; Silvia, Erina; Marcu, Adela; Julean, Calin; Savescu, Iasmina
- Abstract
The aim of our study was to establish the existence of differences, but also the size of the differences in terms of bioproductive indices during the growing-fattening period and the meat quality of the F1 domestic rabbit hybrids obtained from Californian x German Giant that were fed with two different diets after weaning: diet 1-commercial feed (20%) + a concentrates mixture (80%) and diet 2-commercial feed exclusively (100%). Our findings were: a better growth rate recorded by F1 Californian x German Giant individuals belonging to group 2 during the period 1-60 days, which then decreases until 120 days of ages; significant differences regarding the average daily gain of the rabbits in the two groups during 1-60 days of life, in favor of those fed with pellets; insignificant differences between the individuals of the two groups regarding the chemical meat composition and the commercial characteristics of the carcass; similar productive performance (p=0.05) between the experimental groups when replacing part of the pellets with a concentrated mixture compared to feeding exclusively with pellets; higher but insignificant proportion of abdominal fat deposits in individuals fed exclusively with pelleted feed.
- Subjects
RABBITS; PELLETED feed; ANIMAL feeds; ABDOMINAL adipose tissue; MEAT quality; PERFORMANCE theory
- Publication
Scientific Papers: Animal Science & Biotechnologies / Lucrari Stiintifice: Zootehnie si Biotehnologii, 2023, Vol 56, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
1841-9364
- Publication type
Article