Record Details

Levels of Cabbage Waste on the Performance of Broiler Rabbits

KrishiKosh

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Levels of Cabbage Waste on the Performance of Broiler Rabbits
 
Creator Pasupathi, Karu.
 
Contributor Purushothaman, M.R.
 
Description A study was conducted to assess the nutritive and feeding value of
cabbage waste in rabbits replacing Desmanthus virgatus. The nutrient
composition (per cent) in the Desmanthus virgatus and cabbage waste were
dry matter - 31.16 and 11.52, crude protein - 20.28 and 12.55, ether extract -
7.39 and 6.04, crude fibre - 20.92 and 26.53, total ash - 6.72 and 16.54 and
nitrogen free extract - 44.69 and 38.34, neutral detergent fibre – 31.57 and
24.26, hemicellulose 10.56 and 3.34, calcium – 1.35 and 0.28, phosphorus –
2.45 and 0.43, respectively.
The total glucosinolate content in cabbage waste was 365.09 and 324
mg /100 g in fresh and soaked for 8 hours samples. The pesticides residues
within the permissible level were found in cabbage waste. The total bacterial
count in fresh and dried samples of desmanthus and cabbage waste are 167
and 32, 252 and 87, respectively.
A digestion trial was conducted using 12 rabbits. Digestibility of
cabbage waste and desmanthus was studied. The digestibility of dry matter,
organic matter, crude protein, and nitrogen free extract for cabbage waste
were higher than the desmanthus and presence of higher amount of total ash
decreases the DCP (8.30 vs 12.83 %) and TDN (73.44 vs 76.16) value.
At graded levels of replacement of cabbage waste for desmanthus at
25 or 50 per cent had low weight gain than control and 75 and 100 % were
lower than the 50 % replacement group. Feed intake was higher and feed
efficiency was poor in cabbage waste fed groups.
Soaking of cabbage waste increased the dry matter intake (65.61 vs
68.18 gd-1) and poor feed efficiency (5.80 vs 5.60) was observed in soaked
cabbage waste fed groups. The glucosinolate content was reduced by 11.6
per cent on soaking.
Iodine supplementation did not improve the weight gain, FCR and
intake (g d-1 or g kg-1W0.75) of protein, DCP nor reduced the TDN. Blood
glucose level and cholesterol also not influenced. The T4 level (μg dl-1) which
was less in 50 and 100 per cent group (0.84 and 0.56) was improved (1.30
and 1.76) on iodine supplementation as that of control (1.27). The
reproductive performance of cabbage waste and iodine supplemented group
and their offspring reproductive performance were not affected. The feeding of
cabbage waste and iodine supplementation did not influence the thyroid
weight of the rabbits.
Considering the growth performance and cost per kg live weight gain,
cabbage waste can be fed up to 50 % for growers and the adult animals can
be maintained on 100 per cent cabbage waste without affecting reproductive
performance.
 
Date 2016-08-03T09:59:12Z
2016-08-03T09:59:12Z
2014
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/70658
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University