Effects of diets containing asyastasia gangetica and brachiaria decumbens on intake digestibility and growth performance of growing rabbits


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Gondo Takahiro, . and Siti Nafisah Ismail, . and Maryana Mohamad Nor, . and Mohammad Mijanur Rahman, . and Khairiyah Mat, . and Akashi Ryo, . Effects of diets containing asyastasia gangetica and brachiaria decumbens on intake digestibility and growth performance of growing rabbits. pp. 609-619. ISSN 1511-3701

Abstract

The beneficial effects of feeding rabbits with forages have been recommended. However limited study has been made on feeding values of locally available forages in rabbits. Therefore an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of Asyastasia gangetica and Brachiaria decunbens on intake digestibility and growth performance of rabbits. Twelve rabbits were distributed into three diets: (i) 100 commercial pellet as control (T1) (ii) 50 pellet plus Asyastasia gangetica ad libitum (T2) and (iii) 50 pellet plus Brachiaria decumbens ad libitum (T3). Daily feed intake nutrient digestibility weekly body weight and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were measured. Intakes of total dry matter (DM) (121.2-134.3 g/d) and organic matter (OM) (115.1-132.5 g/d) were similar (p0.05) for all the groups. The crude protein (CP) intake of rabbits fed with T1 (10.1 g/d) and T3 (9.6 g/d) diets was similar (p0.05) but lower (p0.05) than T2 (14.1 g/d) diet. Ether extract intake of rabbits fed with T2 (2.9 g/d) and T3 (3.9 g/d) diets was similar (p0.05) but lower (p0.05) than T1 (5.1 g/d) diet. Neutral detergent fibre (NDF) intake was higher (p0.05) for rabbits fed with T3 (55.8 g/d) diet followed by T2 (41.7 g/d) and T1 (31.7 g/d) diets. There were no differences (p0.05) on the digestibilities of DM OM and CP among treatments. Total weight gain and daily weight gain were higher (p0.05) for rabbits fed with T1 (568 and 11.0 g) and T2 (468 and 9.0 g) diets than T3 (155 and 3.3 g) diet respectively. The lowest FCR was obtained with T1 (12.3) and T2 (13.9) diets whereas the highest was obtained with T3 (30.3) diet. In conclusion diet containing Asyastasia gangetica showed more benefits in terms of CP and NDF intakes weight gain and FCR than the diet containing Brachiaria decumbens. A combination of concentrate and Asyastasia gangetica is recommended as a partial replacement for concentrate in rabbit production.


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Abstract

The beneficial effects of feeding rabbits with forages have been recommended. However limited study has been made on feeding values of locally available forages in rabbits. Therefore an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of Asyastasia gangetica and Brachiaria decunbens on intake digestibility and growth performance of rabbits. Twelve rabbits were distributed into three diets: (i) 100 commercial pellet as control (T1) (ii) 50 pellet plus Asyastasia gangetica ad libitum (T2) and (iii) 50 pellet plus Brachiaria decumbens ad libitum (T3). Daily feed intake nutrient digestibility weekly body weight and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were measured. Intakes of total dry matter (DM) (121.2-134.3 g/d) and organic matter (OM) (115.1-132.5 g/d) were similar (p0.05) for all the groups. The crude protein (CP) intake of rabbits fed with T1 (10.1 g/d) and T3 (9.6 g/d) diets was similar (p0.05) but lower (p0.05) than T2 (14.1 g/d) diet. Ether extract intake of rabbits fed with T2 (2.9 g/d) and T3 (3.9 g/d) diets was similar (p0.05) but lower (p0.05) than T1 (5.1 g/d) diet. Neutral detergent fibre (NDF) intake was higher (p0.05) for rabbits fed with T3 (55.8 g/d) diet followed by T2 (41.7 g/d) and T1 (31.7 g/d) diets. There were no differences (p0.05) on the digestibilities of DM OM and CP among treatments. Total weight gain and daily weight gain were higher (p0.05) for rabbits fed with T1 (568 and 11.0 g) and T2 (468 and 9.0 g) diets than T3 (155 and 3.3 g) diet respectively. The lowest FCR was obtained with T1 (12.3) and T2 (13.9) diets whereas the highest was obtained with T3 (30.3) diet. In conclusion diet containing Asyastasia gangetica showed more benefits in terms of CP and NDF intakes weight gain and FCR than the diet containing Brachiaria decumbens. A combination of concentrate and Asyastasia gangetica is recommended as a partial replacement for concentrate in rabbit production.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Rabbits
AGROVOC Term: Animal feeding
AGROVOC Term: Brachiaria decumbens
AGROVOC Term: Forage
AGROVOC Term: Feedstuffs
AGROVOC Term: Proximate composition
AGROVOC Term: Nutrient intake
AGROVOC Term: Digestibility
AGROVOC Term: Growth
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9547

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