PERFORMANCE OF GROWING RABBITS FED ON DIETS WITH AND WITHOUT VEGETABLE PROTEIN-SUPPLEMENT

Authors
GOWDA SK KATIYAR RC SASTRY VRB BISTH GS
Citation
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
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences","Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03678318
Volume
66
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
811 - 814
Database
ISI
SICI code
0367-8318(1996)66:8<811:POGRFO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
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.