Effect of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants on Growth, Digestibility and Carcass in New Zealand White Rabbits

Elwa, Abdelrahman Ragab; Ab, Hesham Mohamed; Moham, Mohamed Reda; Mohame, Adel Eid

doi:10.3923/pjbs.2022.282.288

Cited by 3 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 15 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…(Muritala et al, 2021). This observation agreed with the findings of Elwardany et al (2022) on effects of medicinal and aromatic plants on the caecal microbial population of growing rabbits. Similar observation was made by Elghalid et al (2020) when newly developed mixture of herbal plants and spices enriched with special extracts and essential oils were supplemented in the diet of grower rabbits.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Clerodendron splendens leaf extract supplementation in weaner rabbits: impact on growth performance, haematology and intestinal microbial population

Alagbe

2024

Cerrado: Agr. and Bio. Res.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This experiment was carried out at Sumitra Research Institute, Gujarat, India to investigate the effect of supplementing Clerodendron splendens leaf extract on the growth performance, intestinal microbial population and some heamatological parameters. A total of fifty cross breed male rabbits (New Zealand white × Chinchilla) with initial body weight of 502 ± 0.80 g and weaned at five weeks of age was used for the experiment. On arrival, animals were quarantined for 14 days, stratified based on their body weight and randomly distributed into five groups consisting of 10 rabbits each in a completely randomized design. Experimental diet (basal) which was adequate in all nutrients; rabbits in group 1(G1) was fed basal diet only while G2, G3, G4 and G5 were fed basal diet with Clerodendron splendens leaf extract at 0.2 mL, 0.4 mL, 0.6 mL and 0.8 mL/day respectively. Average daily weight gain and average daily feed intake of rabbits fed 0 mL (control; group 1), 0.2 mL (group 2) were similar to those given 0.4 mL (group 3) and 0.6 mL (group 4) (P > 0.05) but significantly lower than those in group 5 (0.8 mL). Average daily feed intake also increased in rabbits fed 0.8 mL (91.11 g) in group 5 followed by 0.6 mL (89.26 g), 0.4 mL (89.26 g), 0.2 mL (89.17 g) and 0 mL (89.12 g) in group 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. Higher mortality of 2 % was recorded in group 1 while none was recorded in the other treatment (P < 0.05). Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus sp., count were significantly (P < 0.05) different among the group. Pack cell volume, haemoglobin, red blood cell, white blood cell, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, lymphocytes and neutrophil count were not significantly (P > 0.05) influenced by the treatment. However, values were within the established range for healthy rabbits. It was concluded that supplementation of Clerodendron splendens leaf extract up to 0.8 mL/day had no negative effect on the performance and health status of rabbits.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Clerodendron splendens leaf extract supplementation in weaner rabbits: impact on growth performance, haematology and intestinal microbial population

Alagbe

2024

Cerrado: Agr. and Bio. Res.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“… [ 11 ] 0–1.0 Powder Orange (Citrus) 6–14 NZ white BWG, FCR, ADG, Mortality, ADFI, RBC, WBC, Lymphocyte, Glucose, Cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL, LDL, Carcass, kidney, liver, heart, DPD, CPD 33. [ 36 ] 0.-0.5 Powder Rosemary ( Salvia rosmarinus Thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) Black cumin ( Nigella sativa) Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum) 28–77 NZ white ADG, ADFI, FCR, BWG, DMD, CPD, Carcass, slaughtered weight ADFI – average daily feed intake; ADG – average daily gain; BWG – body weight gain; DMD – dry matter digestibility; CPD – crude protein digestibility; FCR – feed conversion ratio; HDL - high-density lipoprotein; LDL - low-density lipoprotein; IgG - Immunoglobulin G; IgM - immunoglobulin M; NZ – New Zealand; RBC – red blood cells; SW – slaughtered weight, WBC – white blood cells. …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Prior to the statistical meta-analysis, the data were transformed into similar units of measurement to enable direct analysis within a particular observation. Statistical analysis was conducted in R Studio (R program version 4.3.0; https://www.r-project.org ) using lme4, lmerTest, and caret packages [ 36 ]. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the effect of various herbs on the response variables.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of herbal plant extract on the growth performance, blood parameters, nutrient digestibility and carcase quality of rabbits: A meta-analysis

Adli,

Sugiharto,

Irawan

et al. 2024

Heliyon

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Performance Indicators, Coccidia Oocyst Counts, Plasma Biochemical Parameters and Fermentation Processes in the Cecum of Rabbits Fed a Diet with the Addition of Black Cumin Seed Meal

Strychalski

Kowalska

Grinholc

et al. 2023

Annals of Animal Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Effect of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants on Growth, Digestibility and Carcass in New Zealand White Rabbits

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Clerodendron splendens leaf extract supplementation in weaner rabbits: impact on growth performance, haematology and intestinal microbial population

Clerodendron splendens leaf extract supplementation in weaner rabbits: impact on growth performance, haematology and intestinal microbial population

The effects of herbal plant extract on the growth performance, blood parameters, nutrient digestibility and carcase quality of rabbits: A meta-analysis

Performance Indicators, Coccidia Oocyst Counts, Plasma Biochemical Parameters and Fermentation Processes in the Cecum of Rabbits Fed a Diet with the Addition of Black Cumin Seed Meal

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About