SUGAR-BEET PULP AS AN ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENT OF BARLEY IN RABBIT DIETS AND ITS EFFECT ON RABBIT MEAT

Authors
COBOS A DELAHOZ L CAMBERO MI ORDONEZ JA
Citation
A. Cobos et al., SUGAR-BEET PULP AS AN ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENT OF BARLEY IN RABBIT DIETS AND ITS EFFECT ON RABBIT MEAT, Meat science, 39(1), 1995, pp. 113-121
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Meat science → ACNP
ISSN journal
03091740
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
113 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0309-1740(1995)39:1<113:SPAAAI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The effects of rabbit diets with four different levels of barley and s ugar-beet pulp on the dressing percentage, chemical and fatty acid com position of meat from rabbits slaughtered at a liveweight of 2000 and 2500 g have been studied. Results revealed detectable (P < 0.05) effec ts of the total substitution of barley by sugar-beet pulp for carcass weight, dressing percentage and dry matter from animals slaughtered at a liveweight of 2000 g. No significant differences (P > 0.05) among b atches were observed when slaughter weight was 2500 g. No influence of the diet on the total lipid fatty acids was found. In general, simila r results were found when rabbit diets were formulated with 50% barley and 0% sugar-beet pulp, 30% barley and 0% sugar-beet pulp or 15% barl ey and 15% sugar-beet pulp.