Table 1.
Feed ingredients and chemical composition of rabbit basal diet (%DM basis).
| Feed Ingredient | (%) | Nutrient Composition (%DM Basis) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soybeanmeal (44%CP) | 19.30 | Dry matter (DM) | 88.90 |
| Barley | 17.10 | Organic matter (OM) | 90.70 |
| Wheat bran | 24.88 | Crude protein (CP) | 17.57 |
| Yellow corn | 7.00 | Crude fiber (CF) | 13.01 |
| Clover hay | 25.00 | Ether extract (EE) | 2.01 |
| Molasses | 3.00 | Nitrogen free extract (NFE) | 58.11 |
| Limestone | 1.08 | Ash | 9.30 |
| Di-calcium phosphate | 1.71 | NDF | 29.85 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.28 | ADF | 17.02 |
| Sodium chloride | 0.35 | ADL | 3.44 |
| Vit.-Min. premix a | 0.30 | Methionine b | 0.68 |
| Total | 100 | Lysine c | 0.99 |
| Calcium | 1.27 | ||
| Available Phosphours | 0.55 | ||
| Digestible energy (Kcal/Kg DM) d | 2599.49 | ||
| Zn (mg/kg DM) e | 107.81 | ||
| Se (mg/kg dM) f | 0.82 | ||
a Vit. And Min. premix per kg contains: Vit A 6000 IU; Vit D3450 IU; Vit E 40 mg; Vit K3 1 mg; Vit B1 1 mg; Vit B2 3 mg; Niacin 180 mg; Vit B6 39 mg; Vit B12 2.5 mg; Pantothenic acid 10 mg; biotin 10 mg; folic acid 2.5 mg; choline chloride 1200 mg; Manganese 15 mg; Zinc 60 mg; Iron 38 mg; Copper 5 mg; Selenium 0.1 mg; Iodine 0.2 mg; Selenium 0.05 mg; (b,c,e,f): Calculated on the basis of the ingredients composition. (d) Digestible energy (DE) was calculated according to Lebas [21] using the following equation: DE = 15.627 + 0.000982 CP2 + 0.0040 EE2 − 0.0114 MM2 − 0.169 ADF ± 1.250 MJ/kg DM. DM = Dry matter; CP = %crude protein in DM; EE = % ether extract (lipids) in DM; MM =% minerals (ash) in DM; ADF = % acid detergent fibre in DM; CF = % crude fibre in DM.