Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, volume 33 issue 1 (march 2014) : 52-54

EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF YEAST ON FORE, INTERMEDIATE AND HIND PORTIONS OF RABBITS RAISED UNDER CAGE AND PEN SYSTEM OF HOUSING

S. Khanna*, H.K. Gulati, S.S. Sihag
1Department of LPM., College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai Univ. of Veterinary and Animal sciences, Hisar-125 004, India
Cite article:- Khanna* S., Gulati H.K., Sihag S.S. (2024). EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF YEAST ON FORE, INTERMEDIATE AND HIND PORTIONS OF RABBITS RAISED UNDER CAGE AND PEN SYSTEM OF HOUSING. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. 33(1): 52-54. doi: 10.5958/j.0976-0563.33.1.011.
At 13 weeks of age, rabbits raised under cage system of housing with 2% yeast supplementation in their concentrate (T2) had significantly higher total weight gain than the pen system and without yeast supplementation (T3). The rabbits reared under pen system with (T4) or without yeast supplementation (T3) had significantly higher portion of fore part hind part  and lower portion of intermediate part than the rabbits reared under cage system with (T2) or without yeast supplementation (T1).
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