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Whole grain cereal diets for rabbits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

Mary Payne ,
E. Owen ,
B.S. Capper  and
J.F. Wood
Mary Payne
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading Earley Gate, Reading, BerksRGB 2AT
E. Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading Earley Gate, Reading, BerksRGB 2AT
B.S. Capper
Affiliation:
Tropical Development and Research Institute, 56-62, Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LU
J.F. Wood
Affiliation:
Tropical Development and Research Institute, 56-62, Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LU
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The suitability of feeding whole grain cereal (maize or sorghum) in diets was investigated in three individual-feeding trials conducted under simulated tropical conditions. In each trial rabbits were allocated to one of four diets (Table 1); complete pelleted diet based on maize (PM), whole maize plus pelleted concentrate supplement (WM), complete pelleted diet based on sorghum (PS) or whole sorghum plus pelleted concentrate supplement (WS). In Trial 1 whole maise and whole sorghum contained 84 and 103 g crude protein/kg dry matter (DM) respectively. In Trials 3 and 3 whole maize and whole sorghum contained 60 and 98 g crude protein/kg DM and 18.87 and 18.67 MJ gross energy/kg DM respectively.

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Rabbit, Deer and Meat Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 154
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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