The Effect of Feeding Rosemary and Marjoram on Reproductive Performance of Rabbit Does Under Sinai Conditions | ||
| Journal of Animal, Poultry & Fish Production | ||
| Article 2, Volume 5, Issue 1, December 2016, Pages 9-16 PDF (228.54 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/japfp.2016.7420 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Badawi Lobna; E. Bakr; M. Mousa; M. Abdel Ghaffar* | ||
| Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of nvironmental Agricultural Sciences, Arish University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary inclusion of different levels of Rosemary and Marjoram leaves on reproductive performance of rabbits. Forty eight New Zealand white (NZW) doe rabbits with initial body weight of .6 ± .5 kg and aged 7 months were assigned to one of six dietary groups (8 each).The st group was of control group, the 2nd and rd d groups were fed diets supplied with Rosemary dry leaves powder (.5% and .%, respectively), th and 5th groups were fed diets supplied with Marjoram dry leaves powder (.5% and .%, respectively), the 6th group was fed the basal diet supplemented with .5% Rosemary dry leaves powder plus .5% Marjoram dry leaves powder. The body weight of does at mating, pre-natal weights, gestation length and kindling rate were insignificantly affected by Rosemary and Marjoram leaves inclusion in diets. Adding .5% Marjoram to the diets of rabbit does recorded significantly (P≤.5) higher litter size and weight at 7, , 2 and 28 days of age (weaning age) than untreated does. Bunny weight at 7, , 2 and 28 days of age increased in rabbits fed .5% Rosemary. Rabbits feed supplemented with .5% Rosemary, .5% Marjoram and their mixture (.5% Rosemary and .5% Marjoram ) increased in total milk yield at birth -7 days, birth - days, birth -2 days and birth -28 days compared with the control rabbit does. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Rabbit does; rosemary; marjoram; reproductive performance | ||
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