Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical compositions (as-fed basis) of the control diet fed to rabbits throughout the experiment period.
| Ingredients | % | Chemical Analysis | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow maize grain | 32.00 | Dry matter | 91.40 |
| Wheat bran | 20.00 | Ash | 9.80 |
| Soybean meal (44% CP) | 18.00 | Crude protein | 17.00 |
| Wheat straw | 12.00 | Crude fiber | 12.60 |
| Lucerne hay | 5.00 | Fat-ether extract | 2.90 |
| Rice bran | 5.00 | Digestible energy (MJ/kg) | 9.42 |
| Linseed straw | 2.80 | Calcium | 1.30 |
| Sunflower meal | 2.50 | Phosphorus | 0.86 |
| Limestone | 2.00 | Lysine | 0.60 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.30 | Methionine | 0.41 |
| Vitamin–mineral premix 1 | 0.30 | ||
| dl-Methionine | 0.10 |
1 Per kg of ration: vitamin A, 10.000 IU; vitamin D3, 900 IU; vitamin E, 50.0 mg; vitamin K, 2.0 mg; vitamin B1, 2.0 mg; folic acid, 5.0 mg; pantothenic acid, 20.0 mg; vitamin B6, 2.0 mg; choline, 1200 mg; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg; niacin, 50 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg; Cu, 0.1 mg; Fe, 75.0 mg; Mn, 8.5 mg; Zn, 70 mg.