| Summary: | The aim of this experiment was to study the effect of utilization palm oil and seaweed on growth toward carcass and non carcass composition, and meat chemical-physical quality. Twenty eight male Flemish Giant rabbits (the average age were 5 months) with early average weight gain 1560±212 g were used in this research. All rabbits were randomly classified in four treatment levels, they were R1 (control treatment= 0% palm oil+0% seaweed), R2 (5% palm oil+0% seaweed), R3 (0% palm oil+5% seaweed), R4 (2.5% palm oil+2.5% seaweed). Each treatment level consists of seven replication. Individual cages (size 40x30x30 cm) were used. The rearing lasted for 40 days. This research were analyzed by One Way Anova. The results of growth performance test showed that feed intake (gBK/rabbit/day), ADG, and FCR were not significantly different, meanwhile the fat precentage and Water Holding Capacity (WHC) of R1 were significantly less (P<0,05) than others (R2, R3, and R4). Meat cholesterol of R3 was siginficantly less (P<0,05) than others (R1, R2, and R4), and the meat tenderness was not significantly diferrent among the treatments. It could be concluded that the utilization palm oil and seaweed did not affect the growth performance, carcass and non carcass composition, but it increased the meat fat precentage. The utilization 5% seaweed in R3 could decreased the meat cholesterol prencentage.
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