Vol. 12, Special Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Sarin K Kunnath, B Vidya, CH Sai Nikhita, A Jayasri, M Achyuth and D Sreenivas

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted in growing rabbits with an aim to study the effect of feeding of cabbage leaves as a roughage source on growth performance and blood biochemical parameters. A total of 12 rabbits (56-60 d old) with an average body weight of 755.41±40.63g were randomly distributed into two groups consisting of six animals in each group. Group-I animals were fed ad libidtum of Lucerne plus 100 g of concentrate daily and Group- II animals were fed ad libidtum of cabbage leaves plus 100 g of concentrate daily. The experiment was conducted for 60 days. No significant difference was observed in average daily gain, feed intake, dry matter intake and feed conversion ratio among the two experimental groups. All the serum biochemical constituents were within the normal range and no significant difference was observed among the two groups with the exception of creatinine content. Based on the results it can be concluded that cabbage leaves can be fed to the growing rabbits as roughage source without any adverse effects on growth performance and blood biochemical parameters.