Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits
To evaluate the effect of digestible fibre (DF, hemicelluloses+pectins)/ADF ratio (1.0 and 1.3) and starch level (12, 15, and 18%) on health status, digestive physiology, growth performance, and carcass traits, 246 rabbits weaned at 27 d were fed until slaughter (76 d) with six diets formulated acco...
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| author | G. Radaelli G. Xiccato M. Fragkiadakis A. Trocino L. Carraro |
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| description | To evaluate the effect of digestible fibre (DF, hemicelluloses+pectins)/ADF ratio (1.0 and 1.3) and starch level (12, 15, and 18%) on health status, digestive physiology, growth performance, and carcass traits, 246 rabbits weaned at 27 d were fed until slaughter (76 d) with six diets formulated according to a bifactorial arrangement (2 DF/ADF ratios by 3 starch levels). Increasing DF/ADF improved DM digestibility (P<0.01), but did not affect growth performance, caecal content characteristics and slaughter traits. Increasing starch level improved digestibility efficiency and conversion index (P<0.001), decreased ileal mucosa villi height (P=0.04), without affecting growth performance, caecal fermentation and slaughter results. The increase of DF/ADF ratio tended to reduce mortality (25.0 vs 17.6%; P=0.11), whereas the raise of starch greatly increased mortality (from 6.9 to 43.1%; P<0.001) and sanitary risk (from 13.9 to 63.9%; P<0.001). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15bdd4467c42490688ed62b0df2618f32022-12-21T19:56:37ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2010-04-0161s75275410.4081/ijas.2007.1s.752Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbitsG. RadaelliG. XiccatoM. FragkiadakisA. TrocinoL. CarraroTo evaluate the effect of digestible fibre (DF, hemicelluloses+pectins)/ADF ratio (1.0 and 1.3) and starch level (12, 15, and 18%) on health status, digestive physiology, growth performance, and carcass traits, 246 rabbits weaned at 27 d were fed until slaughter (76 d) with six diets formulated according to a bifactorial arrangement (2 DF/ADF ratios by 3 starch levels). Increasing DF/ADF improved DM digestibility (P<0.01), but did not affect growth performance, caecal content characteristics and slaughter traits. Increasing starch level improved digestibility efficiency and conversion index (P<0.001), decreased ileal mucosa villi height (P=0.04), without affecting growth performance, caecal fermentation and slaughter results. The increase of DF/ADF ratio tended to reduce mortality (25.0 vs 17.6%; P=0.11), whereas the raise of starch greatly increased mortality (from 6.9 to 43.1%; P<0.001) and sanitary risk (from 13.9 to 63.9%; P<0.001).http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1637Rabbits, Digestible fibre, Starch, Health status. |
| spellingShingle | G. Radaelli G. Xiccato M. Fragkiadakis A. Trocino L. Carraro Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits Italian Journal of Animal Science Rabbits, Digestible fibre, Starch, Health status. |
| title | Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits |
| title_full | Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits |
| title_fullStr | Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits |
| title_short | Digestible fibre to ADF ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits |
| title_sort | digestible fibre to adf ratio and starch level in diets for growing rabbits |
| topic | Rabbits, Digestible fibre, Starch, Health status. |
| url | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1637 |
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