Table 2.
Feed intake and feed conversion rate changes of the New Zealand white and V-line rabbits in response to coccidial infection and herbal extract treatment.
| Variables | New Zealand White Rabbits | V-Line Rabbits | SEM | p-Value | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1-N | G2-N | G3-N | G4-N | G5-N | Overall | G1-V | G2-V | G3-V | G4-V | G5-V | Overall | B | G | B × G | |||
| Pre infection | FI2 (g) | 1312.50 a,b | 1375.80 a | 1337.10 a,b | 1250.80 a,b | 1239.40 a,b | 1303.10 A | 1286.20 a,b | 1258.30 a,b | 1291.50 a,b | 1163.30 b | 1182.50 b | 1236.40 A | 21.28 | NS | NS | NS |
| During infection | FI3 (g) | 570.56 b,c | 563.33 b,c | 537.92 b,c | 526.94 c | 525.00 c | 544.75 B | 896.67 a | 705.00 b | 597.92 b,c | 603.33 b,c | 342.00 d | 628.98 A | 20.13 | * | ** | * |
| Post infection | FI5 (g) | 1543.30 a,b | 1159.40 c,d | 1187.80 c,d | 1210.30 c,d | 1390.40 a,b,c | 1298.20 A | 1612.50 a | 1075.80 c,d | 1261.70 b,c,d | 993.33 d | 1365.80 a,b,c | 1261.80 A | 37.88 | NS | ** | NS |
| FI7 (g) | 1425.80 b | 1291.70 b,c | 1408.30 b | 1300.80 b,c | 1018.50 c | 1289.00 B | 1763.30 a | 1309.40 b,c | 1385.00 b | 1601.70 a,b | 1476.70 a,b | 1507.20 A | 37.23 | ** | * | NS | |
| Total feed consumption (g) | 4852.20 b | 4390.30 b,c | 4471.10 b,c | 4288.90 b,c | 4173.30 c | 4435.20 A | 5558.80 a | 4348.60 b,c | 4536.10 b,c | 4361.70 b,c | 4367.00 b,c | 4634.40 A | 71.69 | NS | ** | NS | |
| Pre infection | FCR2 | 2.94 a,b | 3.11 a | 2.98 a,b | 2.83 a,b | 2.77 a,b | 2.93 A | 2.77 a,b | 2.70 a,b | 2.72 a,b | 2.49 b | 2.52 b | 2.64 B | 0.06 | * | NS | NS |
| During infection | FCR3 | 2.41 e | 5.08 a | 3.58 b,c,d | 3.05 c,d,e | 3.63 b,c,d | 3.55 A | 2.65 d,e | 4.85 a | 4.41 a,b | 3.25 c,d,e | 4.09 a,b,c | 3.85 A | 0.13 | NS | ** | NS |
| Post infection | FCR5 | 4.33 a,b,c,d | 4.92 a,b | 3.51 c,d,e | 4.47 a,b,c | 3.15 e | 4.08 A | 3.08 e | 5.42 a | 3.77 b,c,d,e | 3.25 c,d,e | 2.83 e | 3.67 A | 0.19 | NS | * | NS |
| FCR7 | 4.77 b,c | 6.33 a | 4.85 b,c | 3.96 c,d | 5.66 a,b | 5.12 A | 3.76 c,d | 4.83 b,c | 3.10 d | 4.14 c,d | 4.67 b,c | 4.10 B | 0.14 | ** | ** | NS | |
| Cumulative FCR | 3.62 b,c | 4.41 a | 3.62 b,c | 3.53 b,c | 3.44 c | 3.73 A | 3.08 c | 4.04 a,b | 3.27 c | 3.23 c | 3.18 c | 3.36 B | 0.06 | ** | ** | NS | |
| BWG% to control negative% | 100.00 a | 74.14 c | 91.78 a,b | 90.51 b | 90.20 b | 89.33 A | 100.00 a | 60.17 d | 77.61 c | 74.78 c | 76.52 c | 77.82 B | 0.96 | ** | ** | NS | |
| BWG% to control positive | 134.89 b | 100.00 d | 123.80 b,c | 122.09 b,c | 121.67 c | 120.49 B | 166.19 a | 100.00d | 128.98 b,c | 124.28 b,c | 127.16 b,c | 129.32 A | 1.50 | ** | ** | * | |
| FCR% to control negative | 100.01 c | 121.94 a,b | 100.19 c | 97.60 c | 95.17 c | 102.98 A | 100.03 c | 131.38 a | 106.26 b,c | 104.86 b,c | 103.19 c | 109.14 A | 1.96 | NS | ** | NS | |
| FCR% to control positive | 82.05 b | 100.04 a | 82.19 b | 80.07 b | 78.07 b | 84.94 A | 76.19 b | 100.07 a | 80.93 b | 79.86 b | 78.59 b | 83.13 A | 1.60 | NS | ** | NS | |
FI2, feed intake from 0 to 2nd week of experiment (pre-infection); FI3, feed intake from 2nd to 3rd week of experiment (during infection); FI5, feed intake from 3rd to 5th week of experiment (2nd week post-infection); FI7, feed intake from 5th to 7th week of experiment (4th week post-infection); FCR2, feed conversion rate from 0 to 2nd week of experiment (pre-infection); FCR3, feed conversion rate from 2nd to 3rd week of experiment (during infection); FCR5, feed conversion rate from 3rd to 5th week of experiment (2nd week post infection); FCR7, feed conversion rate from 5th to 7th week of experiment (4th week post-infection). B, breed effect; G, group effect; B × G, breed and group interaction; * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, NS (non-significant): p > 0.05. G1-N, negative control group of New Zealand rabbits; G2-N, positive control group of New Zealand rabbits; G3-N, neem leaf extract treatment of New Zealand rabbits; G4-N, pomegranate peel extract treatment of New Zealand rabbits; G5-N, combined treatment of New Zealand rabbits; G1-V, negative control group of V-line rabbits; G2-V, positive control group of V-line rabbits; G3-V, neem leaf extract treatment of V-line rabbits; G4-V, pomegranate peel extract treatment of V-line rabbits; G5-V, combined treatment of V-line rabbits. Means carrying a–e significantly differ among different groups of the same row, while means carrying A,B significantly differ among New Zealand and V-line of the same row.