Sk. Gowda et al., PERFORMANCE OF GROWING RABBITS FED ON DIETS WITH AND WITHOUT VEGETABLE PROTEIN-SUPPLEMENT, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 66(8), 1996, pp. 811-814
Six weeks feeding experiment involving 10 growing rabbits (New Zealand
White and Angora) of 12-week age under each treatment on diets with o
r without vegetable protein supplement (deoiled groundnut-meal), revea
led significantly lowered growth rate, feed efficiency and dressing pe
rcentage on diets with no protein supplement. These results confirmed
the need for optimising the dietary protein level for growth, despite
protein recycling through natural physiological phenomenon of caecotro
phy.