A research on the use of mash and pelleted feeds with fresh alfalfa in rabbit diets Tavşan Rasyonlarinda Toz ve Pelet Yemin Yeşil Yonca ile Kullanilmasi Üzerinde Bir Araştirma

Çalişkaner Ş., Akin Y., ÇİFTCİ İ., Günal M.

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.27-32, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-32
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fattening performance, Fresh alfalfa, Mash feed, Pelleted feed, Rabbit diets
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The effects on the fattening performance and carcass characteristics in New Zealand White rabbits fed pelleted or mash commercial diets with supplementary fresh alfalfa were investigated in this research. The research was conducted in 6 weeks with 96 New Zealand White rabbits in 3 replicates of 8 rabbits (4 female, 4 male) in the 4 groups. The 4 experimental diets were respectively formulated on the basis of pelleted feed, mash feed, pelleted feed plus fresh alfalfa and mash feed plus fresh alfalfa. As the end of the experiment no significant differences were found among the groups in live weight, feed consumption, feed efficiency and livability (P> 0.05). The rabbits which had the highest weight gain consumed pelleted diet plus fresh alfalfa resulted in more weight gain (P<0.01) than that of group consumed only mash diet. As the results of the carcass characteristics only in the values of the crude fat (P<0.01) and nitrogen-free extract (P<0.05) were obtained statistically significant difference.