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. 2020 Jan 9;18(1):e05944. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5944

Table 23.

Voluntary feed intake and energy requirements according to the rabbit categoriesa

Young rabbits Pregnant does Lactating does Non‐reproducing does and bucks
Feed intake (g/day per kg LW 0.75 ) 65 75 105 60
Digestible energy for maintenance (kJ/day per kg LW 0.75 ) 430 430 430 400
Digestible energy for growth (kJ/day per kg LW 0.75 ) 500
Digestible energy for lactation (250 g milk produced, kJ/day per kg LW 0.75 ) 750

LW: live weight

a

Adapted from Xiccato and Trocino (2010), Gidenne et al. (2015).