Effect of tropical green forage Pueraria phaseoloides addition to a pelleted complete feed on rabbit growth performance and digestion
2017
Kimsé, M. | Yapi, M.Y. | Karamoko, M. | Gidenne, Thierry | Zongo, M. | Gnanda, B.I. | Akoutey, A. | Bodji, N.C. | Fantodji, A. | Otchoumou, A. | Université Nangui Abrogoua (UNA) | Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny [Yamoussoukro] (INP-HB) | Génétique Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage (GenPhySE) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT) ; Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP) ; Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP) ; Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT) ; Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP) ; Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT) | Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo de Ouagadougou = University of Ouagadougou (UJZK) | Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles [Ouagadougou] (INERA) ; Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique [Ouagadougou] (CNRST) | Université d'Abomey-Calavi ; Université d’Abomey-Calavi = University of Abomey Calavi (UAC)
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اظهر المزيد [+] اقل [-]إنجليزي. The aim of this work was to study the effect of tropical green forage on rabbit growth performance and apparent digestibility. Thirty rabbits weaned at 35 d of age were individually caged and allotted to 2 dietary treatments. From 35 to 90 d of age, the control group C was fed ad libitum with commercial pelleted diet C only, while the test group was fed the C diet and forage Pueraria phaseoloides (Pp) ad libitum. Individual water and feed intake, body weight gain, nutrient apparent digestibility, red and white blood cells were studied. Mean housing temperature was 27.7 degrees C. Water intake (35-90 d) did not differ between the 2 groups (mean=128 mL/d), whereas feed intake (35-90 d) was twice as high, with Pp (114 vs. 56 g; P=0.02). Forage intake doubled every 2 wk, averaging 50% of the total intake from 35 to 90 d of age. The growth rate was higher (+30%) in the Pp group after weaning (35-49 d) but did not differ between groups thereafter. The feed conversion was higher for the Pp group after weaning only (+87%; P<0;05). Weight of rabbits and feed efficiency were not affected by forage addition. Organic matter digestibility of diet C alone was roughly twofold higher compared to C+Pp (P=0.03). Red blood cells were not affected by treatments (4.1 x10(12) cells/L). However, the white blood cell count was higher in Pp than in C group (7.4x10(9) vs. 3.9x10(9) P<0.01). P phaseoloides may be used as a complement to a balanced pelleted feed, but further studies with a large number of rabbits are necessary to analyse the potential impact on health status.
اظهر المزيد [+] اقل [-]الكلمات المفتاحية الخاصة بالمكنز الزراعي (أجروفوك)
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