Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 42-42.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2011.05.016

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Analysis on the Raising Effects of Meat Rabbit with Lolium multiflorum L.,Dactylis glomerata L.,Hemarthria compressa(L.F.) R.Br.and Cichorium intybus L.

WU Lian,SHUI Guo-long (Rongchang Campus of Southwest University,Chongqing 402460,China)   

  • Online:2011-05-20 Published:2011-05-20

Abstract: Using single-factor test design,24 2-month-old healthy rabbits were selected and randomized into 4 groups.The meat rabbits in 4 groups were fed with different forage adding the same amount of(500 g)Lolium multiflorum L.,Dactylis glomerata L.,Hemarthria compressa(L.F.) R.Br.and Cichorium intybus L.to the daily basal diet (50 g)respectively.Their effects on the daily feed intake,daily weight gain,feed-gain ratio were determined.The results showed that the daily weight and feed-gain ratio of meat rabbits fed with L.multiflorum and D.glomerata were significantly increased than that fed with H.compressa and C.intybus(P0.05).The feed intake of L.multiflorum by meat rabbits was the highest(P0.05).The diarrhea index of meat rabbits fed with these four kinds of herbage had no significant difference(P 0.05),being at normal level.Conclusively,all the four kinds of herbage are fit for rabbits.The feeding effect of L.multiflorum was the best,followed by D.glomerata,and that of H.compressa and C.intybus was the worst.

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