Effect of protein supplement on doe performance
1988
Sanit Kijpajup | Suwanna Kijpakorn (Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Animal Husbandry)
The study was conducted to investigate 4 protein supplement sources in raising does. Twenty-four does, already had one parity, were divided into 4 groups of six each. They were fed 1:1 soybean meal-fish meal, soybean meal-cotton seed meal and soybean meal-rubber sead meal, respectively. Protein sources for group 4 was 1:1:1 soybean meal-cotton seed meal-rubber seed meal. Fresh 200 grams para grass was given daily to all does. Four different protein sources did not affect gestation peroid, litter size, litter weight at birth and weaning, total feed consumed during gestation and feed conversion of both does and their rabbits from birth to weaning. There was a trend that protein supplement from soybean meal gave the best results except their litter weight at birth which is the lowest. No abnormality was found in both does and rabbits receiving various sources of protein supplements. In terms of feed cost, protein supplement from soybean meal-cotton seed meal gave the lowest cost of production in 1 kilogram weight gain of rabbit.
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