Wheatgrass juice is the young grass of the common wheat plant (Triticum aestivum) freshly juiced for human consumption. The objective of the investigation performed was to assess the nutritional value of wheatgrass juice under laboratory and open field conditions at two different cuts. Protein, chlorophyll contents, minerals content (Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn and Se) and amino acids content as well as phytochemical constituents were determined. Grown wheatgrass at laboratory caused an increase of the protein content of its juice over open field condition. High chlorophyll content was observed under open field especially at second cut. Most of minerals content underwent to increase under open field except Mg content. Aspartic acid was recorded the highest amino acid in both laboratory and open field. Total essential amino acids were increased under open field condition at both first and second cut followed by first cut at laboratory. No big changes of natural phytochemicals constituents can shown between laboratory and open field condition while it was more pronounced compare with wheat seeds. The study suggested that sprouting wheat seeds at laboratory and open field improve the nutritional value of grass juice with preferably to laboratory condition especially at first cut and for saving agricultural land.

A total number of 72 New Zealand White (NZW) growing rabbits of mixed sex, 6 weeks old of about 500±13.75 g average body weight were used to study the effect of different levels of Moringa stems without or with supplementation of caplix enzyme on rabbit performance, nutrients digestibility coefficient, caecum activity, carcass characteristics and economic efficiency. Rabbits were divided into 6 treatments; each containing 12 rabbits in 4 replicates (3 rabbits in each). Three substitution levels of Moringa stems, as well as, two levels without or with caplix were used in 3×2 factorial arrangement. Moringa stems levels were zero (control), 25 and 50% instead of clover straw of the control diet, while the levels of caplix were 0 or 0.05% of diet. The experimental period was extended to 8 weeks.These results obtained indicated that, replacing Moringa stems for clover straw at 25 and 50% in rabbit diets significantly (P<0.05) improved CP, EE, CF, NDF, ADF and ADL digestibility as will as DCP and TDN values compared to the control group. Also, adding caplix to rabbit diets improved (P<0.05) these nutrients digestibility as compared to the groups fed diets without caplix. Replacing Moringa stems by clover straw at 25 and 50% or adding caplix to rabbit diets resulted in an improvement (P< 0.05) of caecum pH and an increase (P<0.05) in caecal VFA ̕ S

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