Role of moringa, thyme and licorice leave extracts on productive performance of growing rabbits

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animal production faculty of agriculture benha university

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The effects of including moringa, thyme, licorice and their mixture leave extracts as phytogenic supplements for growing rabbits on productive performance, nutrients digestibility, blood parameters and carcass characteristics. A total of seventy weaned Moshtoher rabbits, at 25-30 days age and 550 ± 50 g initial live weight were used in growth trial lasted for 75 days. Rabbits were divided into five treatments of 14 animals each. The first group was fed on a basal diet without any supplementation as a control diet (G1). Other groups were supplemented with 100 mg moringa leaves extract/ kg diet (G2), 100 mg thyme leaves extract/ kg diet (G3), 100 mg licorice leaves extract/ kg diet (G4) and 100 mg mixtures from (1:1:1) moringa, thyme and licorice leaves/ kg diet (G5). Results indicated that rabbits in G2 and G5 had a remarkable (p≤0.05) enhancing effect on final weight and on body weight gain. Moreover rabbits in G2 recorded the highest digestibility coefficients (P

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