Abdel-Rahman, A., El Desoky, A., Khalil, W., Mehrez, A. (2019). Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Ginseng or/and Garlic on Growth Performance, Blood Biochemical Parameters and Carcass Traits of Growing Male V-Line Rabbits. Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 10(11), 345-350. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2019.67864
Aya M. Abdel-Rahman; A. El. M. I. El Desoky; W. A. Khalil; A. Z. Mehrez. "Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Ginseng or/and Garlic on Growth Performance, Blood Biochemical Parameters and Carcass Traits of Growing Male V-Line Rabbits". Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 10, 11, 2019, 345-350. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2019.67864
Abdel-Rahman, A., El Desoky, A., Khalil, W., Mehrez, A. (2019). 'Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Ginseng or/and Garlic on Growth Performance, Blood Biochemical Parameters and Carcass Traits of Growing Male V-Line Rabbits', Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 10(11), pp. 345-350. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2019.67864
Abdel-Rahman, A., El Desoky, A., Khalil, W., Mehrez, A. Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Ginseng or/and Garlic on Growth Performance, Blood Biochemical Parameters and Carcass Traits of Growing Male V-Line Rabbits. Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2019; 10(11): 345-350. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2019.67864
Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Ginseng or/and Garlic on Growth Performance, Blood Biochemical Parameters and Carcass Traits of Growing Male V-Line Rabbits
1Animal Production Research Institute, Dokki, Giza 12619, Egypt
2Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
3Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of adding ginseng or/and garlic powder in the diet on growth performance, biochemical parameters and carcass traits of growing male rabbits. Weaned V-line male rabbits (n=48) were divided into four groups. They were assigned at random to receive a basal diet without supplementation (control group), supplemented with 50mg Ginseng or/and 5gm Garlic/kg diet. Growth performance parameters were recorded at age intervals from 5-14wk. Serum biochemical and carcass traits were determined at 14wk of age. Results show that dietary fortification with ginseng or/and garlic caused a significant increase (P≤0.05) in live body weight and body weight gain of male rabbits at 14wk old. Rabbits fed the diets supplemented with garlic alone or combined with ginseng displayed significantly better (P≤0.05) means of feed conversion ratio. Rabbits fed the ginseng or garlic plus ginseng-supplemented diets displayed significantly higher (P≤0.05) serum triglycerides and cholesterol levels. On the other hand, rabbits fed garlic or garlic plus ginseng supplemented diets showed significantly lower (P≤0.05) levels of serum low-density lipoprotein. Dietary supplementation with ginseng and garlic singly or in combination did not significantly affect dressing-out percentage, and weights of carcass yield, hind parts and edible organs of rabbits. However, rabbit fed the garlic-fortified diet displayed significantly heavier (P≤0.05) testes than did the control group and other experimental groups. The current study indicated that addition of ginseng or/and garlic powder in the diet increased growth performance without any adverse effect on immunity and carcass traits of growing V-line male rabbits.
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