Prediction of the nutritional value of European compound feeds for rabbits by chemical components and in vitro analysis

Villamide, M. J.; Carabaño, R.; Maertens, Luc; Pascual, Juan José Montero; Gidenne, T.; Falcao-E-Cunha, L.; Xiccato, Gerolamo

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.09.007

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“…The DP/DE ratio was significantly lower in rabbit fed 10% PFS diet compared with the other groups, due to the higher digestible energy of lipid fraction of PFS. These experimental data were compared with those calculated using some of the linear regression equations proposed by Villamide et al (2009) and based on the chemical composition of the rabbit diets. As far as the digestibility of GE and digestible energy is concerned, our calculated data were similar in the prediction equation based on lignin(sa) or ADFom values, respectively, while resulted lower than the values calculated with the other proposed equations.…”

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Apparent digestibility of compound diets with increasing levels of perilla (Perilla frutescens L.) seeds in rabbit

Peiretti

Gai

Meineri

et al. 2010

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of three levels (0, 5 and 10%) of perilla (Perilla frutescens L.) seeds (PFS), included in isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets, on the apparent digestibility in rabbit aged of 73 days. The trial was carried out on 30 crossbred (Carmagnola Grey x New Zealand) rabbits randomly divided in three groups of ten animals each (five male and five female rabbits). Each of them was kept in individual cages. The faeces were collected during the last week of a growing trial that lasted 50 days. No obvious health problems were encountered during the experiment and no rabbits died during the trial. The measured parameters were digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, ether extract, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre and gross energy. The only parameter that was modified by the inclusion of PFS was the ether extract digestibility; it resulted higher in the 10% PFS diet (83.9%) than in the other two diets. Perilla seed may be used satisfactorily as a nutrient supplement for rabbits at levels of up to 10% in the diet with a better digestibility of ether extract than in the other two diets.

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Apparent digestibility of compound diets with increasing levels of perilla (Perilla frutescens L.) seeds in rabbit

Peiretti

Gai

Meineri

et al. 2010

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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“…As a consequence, crude fibre or ADF cannot fully explain the effects exerted by insoluble fibre on herbivorous digestive physiology. However, both of them are very useful to predict the nutritive value of diets for rabbits Villamide et al, 2009) and their analytical determinations have similar or even higher reproducibility compared with NDF analysis (Xiccato et al, 1996.…”

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A meta-analysis on the role of soluble fibre in diets for growing rabbits

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In this review, the methods used to measure fibre and soluble fibre fractions are briefly presented and the effects of the soluble fibre content in diets for growing rabbits reviewed by a meta-analysis of studies available in literature, with the aim of elucidating the relationships with other dietary nutrients. Soluble fibre was assumed as the difference between total dietary fibre (TDF) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF), as it is simple to obtain and has been measured in numerous studies. Dietary soluble fibre content affects the digestive utilisation of soluble and insoluble fibre fractions and its increase is associated with reduced mortality in growing rabbits affected by epizootic rabbit enteropathy. This effect could be attributed to the high fermentability of soluble fibre, the consequent changes in the intestinal microbiota and an enhanced gut barrier function just after weaning. A supply of 12-14% of soluble fibre (as-fed) is recommended in diets for post-weaning and growing rabbits containing around 30% NDF and 18% acid detergent fibre. The positive effects of increasing dietary soluble fibre are linked to the use of sugar beet pulp as primary source of soluble fibre and should be confirmed with other sources of soluble fibre.

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“…Gross energy (GE) was measured using an adiabatic calorimetric bomb (C7000, IKA, Staufen, Germany). The digestible energy content of the diets was estimated according to the prediction equation proposed by Villamide et al (2009). Feed FA composition was assessed as described by Renna et al (2014).…”

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Bilberry pomace in growing rabbit diets: effects on quality traits of hind leg meat

Dabbou

Renna

Lussiana

et al. 2017

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of dietary bilberry pomace (BP) on colour, cooking losses, proximate composition and fatty acid (FA) profile of hind leg meat in growing rabbits. One hundred and forty-four Grimaud weaned rabbits (35 days old) were randomly divided into four groups of 36 animals each and fed ad libitum with a basal diet (C diet) tested against three assay diets developed by substituting 50, 100 and 150 g/kg of the C diet with BP (BP5, BP10 and BP15 diets, respectively). At 83 days of age, the rabbits were slaughtered without fasting. Inclusion of BP in the diet did not significantly affect colour, cooking losses, ash and protein contents, but determined a significant increase of ether extract in the muscle. Increasing dietary inclusion of BP also determined a proportional increase of total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and total n-3 FA, as well as a proportional decrease of total saturated fatty acids (SFA), total branched chain fatty acids (BCFA) and total monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) in the muscle. Dietary BP significantly improved the PUFA/SFA ratio, the R n-6/R n-3 FA ratio and the atherogenicity, thrombogenicity and hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic FA indexes of rabbit meat but it decreased D5-desaturase plus D6-desaturase index. The obtained results suggest that BP inclusion in growing rabbit diets can improve the fatty acid profile of hind leg meat, with consequent health benefits to consumers. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Prediction of the nutritional value of European compound feeds for rabbits by chemical components and in vitro analysis

Cited by 45 publications

References 13 publications

Apparent digestibility of compound diets with increasing levels of perilla (Perilla frutescens L.) seeds in rabbit

Apparent digestibility of compound diets with increasing levels of perilla (Perilla frutescens L.) seeds in rabbit

A meta-analysis on the role of soluble fibre in diets for growing rabbits

Bilberry pomace in growing rabbit diets: effects on quality traits of hind leg meat

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