Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbits
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza (S.m.) aerial parts as an alternative ingredient on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in growing rabbits. Methods Treatments included five tested diets: a control (basal diet), antibiotic (bas...
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| description | Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza (S.m.) aerial parts as an alternative ingredient on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in growing rabbits. Methods Treatments included five tested diets: a control (basal diet), antibiotic (basal diet +enramycin at 5 mg/kg), and S.m. aerial parts powder added at 3.0%, 6.0%, and 9.0% of feed using 300 growing rabbits. Results The diets with S.m. aerial parts addition at 9.0% decreased (p<0.05) feed/gain compared to the control, but there were no differences in feed intake and body weight gain. In contrast with the control, the addition of antibiotic increased (p<0.05) digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, energy, fiber, and ash. The herb addition did not cause differences in the digestibility of most nutrients compared to the antibiotic, but fiber digestibility of the herb at 6.0% and 9.0% was lower (p<0.05) than that of the antibiotic. Moreover, the antibiotic and the herb also similarly increased (p<0.05) the activities of duodenal α-amylase, maltase, lipase, and trypsin, compared to the control, and the herb at 6.0% and 9.0% showed a greater (p<0.05) activity of elastase than the dose 3.0%. Conclusion The obtained data indicate that S.m. aerial parts can be a potential forage in rabbit’s diet at 9.0% with a beneficial regulation on nutrition and digestion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ec259a7540f4623a507d42325b2079b2022-12-22T04:03:44ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAnimal Bioscience2765-01892765-02352021-12-0134121981198610.5713/ab.21.007024716Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbitsJiajia Wang0Yiran Luo1Pei Li2Feike Zhang3Ning Liu4 Department of Animal Science, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China Department of Animal Science, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China Department of Animal Science, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China Luoyang Xintai Agro-pastoral Technology Co., Ltd, Luoyang 471400, China Department of Animal Science, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, ChinaObjective This study aimed to investigate the effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza (S.m.) aerial parts as an alternative ingredient on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in growing rabbits. Methods Treatments included five tested diets: a control (basal diet), antibiotic (basal diet +enramycin at 5 mg/kg), and S.m. aerial parts powder added at 3.0%, 6.0%, and 9.0% of feed using 300 growing rabbits. Results The diets with S.m. aerial parts addition at 9.0% decreased (p<0.05) feed/gain compared to the control, but there were no differences in feed intake and body weight gain. In contrast with the control, the addition of antibiotic increased (p<0.05) digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, energy, fiber, and ash. The herb addition did not cause differences in the digestibility of most nutrients compared to the antibiotic, but fiber digestibility of the herb at 6.0% and 9.0% was lower (p<0.05) than that of the antibiotic. Moreover, the antibiotic and the herb also similarly increased (p<0.05) the activities of duodenal α-amylase, maltase, lipase, and trypsin, compared to the control, and the herb at 6.0% and 9.0% showed a greater (p<0.05) activity of elastase than the dose 3.0%. Conclusion The obtained data indicate that S.m. aerial parts can be a potential forage in rabbit’s diet at 9.0% with a beneficial regulation on nutrition and digestion.http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-21-0070.pdfdigestive enzymegrowth performancenutrient digestibilityrabbit aerial parts |
| spellingShingle | Jiajia Wang Yiran Luo Pei Li Feike Zhang Ning Liu Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbits Animal Bioscience digestive enzyme growth performance nutrient digestibility rabbit aerial parts |
| title | Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbits |
| title_full | Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbits |
| title_fullStr | Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbits |
| title_short | Effect of aerial parts on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in rabbits |
| title_sort | effect of aerial parts on growth performance nutrient digestibility and digestive enzymes in rabbits |
| topic | digestive enzyme growth performance nutrient digestibility rabbit aerial parts |
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