EFFECT OF FEEDING WATER HYACINTH ON CARCASS TRAITS AND SOME BLOOD COMPONENTS OF RABBITS, Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds, Vol. 18 (3): 395-401
Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds • 2015
Publication Information
Authors
T. M. M. Hassan; M. M. Abdella; G. A. El-Sayaad; R. Z. A. Kelyni
Keywords
water hyacinth; rabbits; carcass; blood
Journal
Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds
Publisher
Not Available
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
395-401
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
This experiment was carried out at a private rabbit farm under supervision of Benha University Animal Production Professors, duration time from May to July 2014 on 48 New Zealand White young male rabbits at 6 weeks of age and 696 grams average live body weight. Rabbits were divided into four groups (each group contains 12 NZW rabbits, with three replicates) for the 8 weeks feeding period to investigate the effect of feeding different levels (0, 25, 50 and 75% from Egyptian clover) of sun dried water hyacinth on carcass traits and some blood components. The results showed no significant differences between means of live condition scores, carcass weight and dressing percentage due to the feeding groups effect, carcass cuts and offals weight were not significant except for the fur and legs weight (P
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