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Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Ginseng or/and Garlic on Growth Performance, Blood Biochemical Parameters and Carcass Traits of Growing Male V-Line Rabbits

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of adding ginseng or/and garlic powder in the diet on growth performance, biochemical parameters and carcass traits of growing male rabbits. Weaned V-line male rabbits (n=48) were divided into four groups. They were assigned at random to receive a basal diet without supplementation (control group), supplemented with 50mg Ginseng or/and 5gm Garlic/kg diet. Growth performance parameters were recorded at age intervals from 5-14wk. Serum biochemical and carcass traits were determined at 14wk of age. Results show that dietary fortification with ginseng or/and garlic caused a significant increase (P≤0.05) in live body weight and body weight gain of male rabbits at 14wk old. Rabbits fed the diets supplemented with garlic alone or combined with ginseng displayed significantly better (P≤0.05) means of feed conversion ratio. Rabbits fed the ginseng or garlic plus ginseng-supplemented diets displayed significantly higher (P≤0.05) serum triglycerides and cholesterol levels. On the other hand, rabbits fed garlic or garlic plus ginseng supplemented diets showed significantly lower (P≤0.05) levels of serum low-density lipoprotein. Dietary supplementation with ginseng and garlic singly or in combination did not significantly affect dressing-out percentage, and weights of carcass yield, hind parts and edible organs of rabbits. However, rabbit fed the garlic-fortified diet displayed significantly heavier (P≤0.05) testes than did the control group and other experimental groups. The current study indicated that addition of ginseng or/and garlic powder in the diet increased growth performance without any adverse effect on immunity and carcass traits of growing V-line male rabbits.

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10.21608/jappmu.2019.67864

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Rabbit, Ginseng, Garlic, Growth performance, blood biochemicals, carcass traits

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Abdel-Rahman

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Animal Production Research Institute, Dokki, Giza 12619, Egypt

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El Desoky

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El. M. I.

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Animal Production Research Institute, Dokki, Giza 12619, Egypt

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W.

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Khalil

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Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

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w-khalil@mans.edu.eg

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Mehrez

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Z.

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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10

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11

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9728

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2019-11-01

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2019-11-05

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2019-11-01

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345

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350

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2090-3642

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2090-3723

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Journal of Animal and Poultry Production

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22 Jan 2023