Reshma R Chandran*, K Shyama, K Ally, MT Dipu and Marykutty Thomas

Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala

*Corresponding Author: Reshma R Chandran, Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala

Received: June 29, 2023; Published: July 24, 2023

Abstract

The present study was conducted for 4 months to investigate the effects of feeding Indukantham kashayam residues (IKR) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and serum biochemistry of growing rabbits. Three isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets were formulated incorporating IKR 0, 5 and 10 per cent levels. Eighteen New Zealand white growing rabbits were randomly distributed to three treatments, each replicated six times following completely randomised design and experimental animals were allotted to one of the treatment groups. Growth performance, digestibility coefficient of nutrients and serum biochemistry values for the experimental groups were similar between the treatment groups (p > 0.05). From the overall results of the study it can be concluded that IKR can be fed to grower rabbits up to 10.0 per cent of the diet without any deleterious effect on their growth performance and serum biochemistry.

Keywords:Indukantham Kashayam Residues; Digestibility; Serum Biochemistry; Rabbits

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Citation

Citation: Reshma R Chandran., et al. “Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Serum Biochemistry of Growing New Zealand White Rabbits Fed Graded Levels of Indukantham Kashayam Residues".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 5.8 (2023): 60-63.

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