IMPACT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF GRAPE SEED POWDER AS AN ANTIOXIDANT ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS TRAITS AND BLOOD CONSTITUENTS OF GROWING FEMALE RABBITS UNDER HOT CLIMATE IN EGYPT | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Animal Production | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 61, Issue 2, May 2024, Page 47-56 PDF (536.62 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejap.2024.272514.1077 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
sherif shamiah1; Emad Abd allah  1; ali ghodaia1; hesham madian1; osama elsalini2; ibrahim abd el-razek3
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| 1Biotechnology Department, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Libya. | ||||
| 3Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This study was done to evaluate growth functionality, carcass characteristics and some blood constituents by using different dietary levels of grape seed powder (GSP) 0, 50, 100 and 150 mg/kg live body weight (LBW) daily 28 days on growing APRI rabbits diet. Thirty-two (32) growing APRI female rabbits having live body weight (LBW) of 757.21g and aged 9 weeks were divided into 4 similar groups. The 1st group was fed a control diet without additives (G1), while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th groups (G2, G3 and G4) were fed a control diet supplemented with 50, 100 and 150 mg powder of grape seeds, respectively. All groups were kept at the same environmental conditions (26.5–32.5oC and 62–75% RH). Results show that total weight, daily weight gain and relative growth rate were significantly higher (p < 0.05) (812.78, 29.03 and 72.15 g) in G3 than other groups. Preslaughter weight, carcass weight and edible giblets percentage were significantly (P<0.05) increased in G3 than the other groups. Concentration of plasma total protein, globulin, HDL and LDL were significantly (P< 0.05) higher in G3 than in other groups. Concentration of plasma total lipids, total cholesterol and triglycerides were decreased significantly (P<0.05) as GSP levels were increased. Malondialdehyde (MDA) superoxide dismutase ((SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) were gradually elevated (P<0.01) by increasing GSP level in the diet. These results suggested that grape seed powder at a level of 100 mg/kg LBW improved growth performance, health status and plasma lipid profile of growing APRI rabbits. .Malondialdehyde (MDA) superoxide dismutase ((SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) were gradually (P<0.01) elevated with the increasing in GSP in the diet. These data suggest that grape seeds powder with level of 100 mg/kg caused improvement growth performance, health status and reducing lipid contents in the body of APRI rabbits. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Grape seed powder; rabbits; growth performance; carcass characteristics; blood constituents | ||||
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