Dietary inclusion of fermented ginger straw effect on the growth performance, gastrointestinal tract development and caecal fermentation of fattening rabbits

Authors

  • Hai Tao Sun Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Yong Wang Ji ‘nan Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station of Shandong Province
  • Li Ya Bai Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Ce Liu Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Yun Hua Xu Ji ‘nan Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station of Shandong Province
  • Shu Xia Gao Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Wen Xue Jiang Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Li Ping Yang Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Gong Yan Liu Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1478-7759

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2022.16093

Keywords:

fermented ginger straws, rabbits, growth performance, gastrointestinal tract development, caecal fermentation

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary inclusion of fermented ginger straw on the growth performance, gastrointestinal tract development and caecal fermentation of fattening rabbits. A total of 160 45-d-old Laiwu black rabbits were randomly divided into 4 groups and fed 0% (Control), 5, 10 or 15% fermented ginger straw in their diet as a replacement for peanut straw powder. The trial lasted for 7 d of adaptation and 43 d for testing. Growth performance was recorded from 52 to 95 d of age (n=5 per treatment with 30 rabbits, 3 males and 3 females per replicate), TTAD of nutrients from 91 to 95 d of age, and gastrointestinal tract development, caecum fermentation and carcass traits were determined at 95 d of age (n=5 per treatment with 10 rabbits, 1 males and 1 females in per replicate).The results showed that the average daily gain and final body weight in the experimental groups (5, 10 and 15% fermented ginger straw) were higher than in the control group (P<0.05). However, the average daily feed intake in the 15% group was higher than in the other groups, while the total tract apparent digestibility of crude protein, ether extract, neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre were lower than in the control group (P<0.05), and the relative weights of the stomach, small intestine and caecum content in the 15% substitution group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). In addition, the thickness of the muscle layer in the 15% substitution group was higher than that in the other groups (P<0.05). Moreover, pH and total volatile fatty acids concentration in the caecal content were similar among the 4 groups (P>0.05). The current work shows that fermented ginger straw could be used as roughage material in fattening rabbit production up to a dietary dose of 10%.

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Author Biographies

Hai Tao Sun, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding

Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multiomics of MARA

Yong Wang, Ji ‘nan Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station of Shandong Province

Ji ‘nan Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station of Shandong Province

Li Ya Bai, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding

Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multiomics of MARA

Ce Liu, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding

Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multiomics of MARA

Yun Hua Xu, Ji ‘nan Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station of Shandong Province

Ji ‘nan Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Station of Shandong Province

Shu Xia Gao, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding

Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multiomics of MARA

Wen Xue Jiang, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding

Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multiomics of MARA

Li Ping Yang, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding

Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multiomics of MARA

Gong Yan Liu, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding

Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multiomics of MARA

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