Table 1 Ingredients and chemical composition of the basal diet.

From: Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus acidophilus enhance growth performance, immunity, cecal microbiota, and vital organs histomorphology in rabbits

Item

Basal diet*

Ingredients (g/kg)

Yellow corn1

100.00

Soybean meal2

160.00

Wheat bran3

100.00

Berseem hay4

550.00

Molasses5

50.00

Vegetable oil6

30.00

Salt

5.00

Premix7

5.00

Chemical composition (%)

Crude protein

17.93

Ether extract

5.31

Crude fiber

14.79

Calcium

0.82

Total phosphorus

0.41

DE, Kcal/Kg diet8

2488

  1. * The basal diet was fed to three groups of rabbits, with the probiotics’ mixture (Lactobacillus plantarum + Lactobacillus acidophilus) added to the 2nd and 3rd groups at 0.25 & 0.5 g/kg, respectively.
  2. 1Composition (as fed basis): 8.75% CP, 4.41% EE, 1.80% CF, and 3500 DE (Kcal/Kg diet).
  3. 2Composition (as fed basis): 44.80% CP, 2.78% EE, 6.10% CF, and 3160 DE (Kcal/Kg diet).
  4. 3Composition (as fed basis): 15.55% CP, 4.65% EE, 11.00% CF, and 2610 DE (Kcal/Kg diet).
  5. 4Composition (as fed basis): 14.80% CP, 1.80% EE, 22.80% CF, and 1780 DE (Kcal/Kg diet).
  6. 5Composition (as fed basis): 3.90% CP, 0.10% EE, and 2440 DE (Kcal/Kg diet).
  7. 6Composition (as fed basis): 99.00% EE, and 9000 DE (Kcal/Kg diet).
  8. 7Supplied per kilogram of dietary DM: Vit. A, 6,250,000 IU; Vit D3, 2,500,000 IU; Vit. E, 25,000 mg; Vit K3, 1750 mg; Vit B1, 500 mg; Vit B2, 2750 mg; Vit B6, 1250 mg; Vit B12, 10 mg; Nicotinic acid, 20,000 mg; Calcium pantothenate, 500 mg; Folic acid, 500 mg; Biotin, 50 mg; Iron, 22 g; Copper, 2.5 g; Zinc, 37.5 g; Manganese, 31 g; Iodine, 650 mg; Selenium, 113 mg; Cobalt, 50 mg.
  9. 8Digestible energy values of the ingredients were calculated according to NRC101.
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