Effect of Dried Brewers’ Grains as a Source of Fibre in the Diet of Angora Rabbits on the Growth Performance

Siddaramanna,; Reddy, B. S. V.; Madhusudhan, H. S.; Prabhu, B. H. M.; Mohan, Kanwar; Jayashankar, M. R.

doi:10.3923/pjn.2009.1167.1169

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“…However, the amount of neutral detergent fibre (51.7%) was lower than the value obtained by Siddaramanna et al (2009;62.9%) and Gilaverte et al (2011;62.1%). These differences could be explained by the composition of the brewery residue in terms of differences in the barley used in brewing and other raw materials used, as well as variations in the process and type of additives used in the mashing process (Mussato and Roberto, 2006).…”

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Dried brewers grains in growing rabbits: nutritional value and effects on performance

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Two assays were carried out to determine i) the nutritional value of dried brewers' grains and ii) the effects of inclusion of this ingredient in growing rabbit diets on animal performance and economic performance of the breeding unit. In the digestibility assay, a total of 28 male rabbits were distributed in 2 groups differing in the diet offered to animals: a reference diet (35.51% neutral detergent fibre and 16.50% crude protein [CP]) and a test diet (60% of reference diet and 40% of dried brewers grains). The dried brewers' grain contained 37.9% of CP and 3371 kcal digestible energy/kg dry matter. In the performance study, 80 weaned rabbits (40 males and 40 females) were allotted at 40 d of age to 5 groups differing in the inclusion levels of dried brewers' grains (0, 7, 14, 21 and 28%) from 40 d to 90 d of age. Inclusion of dried brewers' grains did not affect the live weight at 90 d, the feed intake between 40 d and 90 d or the dressing percentage of rabbits (on average 223 g, 96 g/d and 51.3%, respectively). There was no effect of diet on the meat quality parameters (69.5% water holding capacity, 25.6% cooking loss, 3.4 kg/cm 2 Warner-Bratzler shear force and pH 5.70) and inclusion levels above 14% reduced the feed cost (-18%; P<0.001), while inclusion above 21% improved net income (+32%; P<0.001). In conclusion, these results suggest that the use of dried brewers' grains in diets for growing rabbits could improve the economic performance of the production system without impairing the animals' performance.

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Section: Nutritional Composition and Digestible Energy Of Dried Brewecontrasting

confidence: 57%

Dried brewers grains in growing rabbits: nutritional value and effects on performance

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Effect of Dried Brewers’ Grains as a Source of Fibre in the Diet of Angora Rabbits on the Growth Performance

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Dried brewers grains in growing rabbits: nutritional value and effects on performance

Dried brewers grains in growing rabbits: nutritional value and effects on performance

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