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Impact of Dietary Energy Levels and Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Growth, Carcass Traits, Immune Function, and Thyroid Hormones in Growing Rabbits Raised in Summer Conditions

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Physiology & Animal Nutrition

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation in high-energy (HE) or normal-energy (NE) diets for growing rabbits raised in summer conditions on their growth, carcass traits, thyroid hormone levels, and immune response. To achieve this, a 2 × 2 factorial design was employed, incorporating two energy levels in the diet (10.40 and 11.52 MJ kg−1, donates as NE and HE, respectively) supplemented with either 0 or 30 mg of CoQ10 per kg of diet (donates as NQ10 and SQ10, respectively). The feeding trial was conducted using forty male rabbits (637.2±11.7g and aged 35 days) for eight weeks. The findings indicated that the inclusion of HE feed led to a significant improvement in feed conversion ratio, daily weight gain, relative growth rate, and final body weight. Furthermore, rabbits fed HE diets exhibited notable increases in total protein, lysozyme, and T4 concentrations in blood serum, alongside a decrease in ALT levels. The inclusion of CoQ10 significantly improved growth parameters, feed conversion, serum total protein, albumin, IgG, lysozyme, and T4 concentrations. Rabbits fed HE+ SQ10 and HE+ NQ10 diets showed significantly higher feed intake, final weight, relative growth rate, and daily weight gain compared with those fed NE+ NQ10 diet. Rabbits receiving HIM + SQ10 and HIM + NQ10 exhibited the best feed conversion rates and increased economic efficiency. In summary, growing rabbits raised in summer climates demonstrated a favorable response to CoQ10 supplementation and high-energy diets, showcasing enhanced economic efficiency, growth, and feed conversion ratio.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.325174.2399

Keywords

heat stress, New Zealand White Rabbits, Feed additives, blood biochemical, slaughter traits

Authors

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Mohamed

Last Name

Ayyat

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt

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ayyatm@yahoo.com

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First Name

Rehab

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Ismail

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

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rehab822000@mans.edu.eg

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First Name

Khaled

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Abd El-Latif

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Specialized Hospital, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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khalidelgarhy1970@gmail.com

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First Name

Samar

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Bassiony

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Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt

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samarbassiony@hotmail.com

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First Name

Adham

Last Name

Al-Sagheer

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.

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adham_alsaht@hotmail.com

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Zagazig

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First Name

Amera

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Helal

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt

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helalamera@yahoo.com

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2024-10-01

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2024-12-09

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1

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11

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1110-0222

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2357-089X

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Impact of Dietary Energy Levels and Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Growth, Carcass Traits, Immune Function, and Thyroid Hormones in Growing Rabbits Raised in Summer Conditions

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23 Dec 2024