Table 2 Effect of dietary treatments on performance and carcass parameters in growing rabbits.

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

Item

Treatment*

T1

T2

T3up

SEM

P-value

Performance Parameters

 

Initial LBW (5 wks.), g

788.70

785.85

787.20

1.40

0.361

Final LBW (13 wks.), g

1728.4c

1909.4b

2216.8a

15.23

< 0.001

BWG, g

939.75c

1123.6b

1429.6a

15.08

< 0.001

FI, g

4810.5a

4384.8b

3911.8c

20.35

< 0.001

FCR, g/g

5.12a

3.92b

2.75c

0.05

< 0.001

PI, %

33.81c

49.06b

81.31a

1.37

< 0.001

Carcass Parameters (%)

    

Hot carcass

87.54

89.89

88.73

0.816

< 0.783

Heart

0.30c

0.34b

0.40a

0.006

< 0.001

Spleen

0.05c

0.09b

0.13a

0.003

< 0.001

Liver

3.59b

4.48a

4.68a

0.105

< 0.001

Lungs

0.35b

0.39a

0.40a

0.004

< 0.001

Kidneys

0.65

0.66

0.67

0.008

< 0.403

Abdominal fat

2.33a

1.60b

0.82c

0.06

< 0.001

  1. *T1: Control group, T2& T3, Probiotics-supplemented groups at 0.25 & 0.5 g/kg, respectively.
  2. LBW: Live Body Weight, BWG: Body Weight Gain, FI: Feed Intake, FCR: Feed Conversion Ratio, PI: Performance Index.
  3. Means with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05).
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