Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits

The effect of caecotrope deprivation on growth, caecal metabolism and Volatile Fatty acid (VFA) production was studied in rabbits fed varying levels of dietary protein during a 42-days feeding trial. Fourty-eight mixed breed rabbits (average initial weight = 875±25 g) were divided into two groups vi...

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Main Authors:	S. A. Salami, O. O. Adelusi, O. A. Isah, R. Y. Aderinboye, L. O. Ajayi
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Published:	Diponegoro University, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences 2021
Subjects:	caecotrope caecal bacteria protein utilization caecal fermentation volatile fatty Animal culture SF1-1100 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fcd3115a500a4bfeb4eaa1c173869faf2021-12-02T20:46:58ZIncreasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits2087-82732460-627810.14710/jitaa.46.4.347-355https://doaj.org/article/fcd3115a500a4bfeb4eaa1c173869faf2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/jitaa/article/view/37295https://doaj.org/toc/2087-8273https://doaj.org/toc/2460-6278The effect of caecotrope deprivation on growth, caecal metabolism and Volatile Fatty acid (VFA) production was studied in rabbits fed varying levels of dietary protein during a 42-days feeding trial. Fourty-eight mixed breed rabbits (average initial weight = 875±25 g) were divided into two groups viz; caecotrope consuming (CC) and caecotrope-deprived (CD) groups. Rabbits in the 2 groups were divided equally and assigned to 3 diets containing different crude protein (CP) levels (12, 15 and 18%) in a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement. The result revealed that increasing dietary CP improved (P<0.05) the proximate composition of the caecotrope. The live weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, nitrogen utilization and VFA production in CD rabbits fed diets containing 18% CP were comparable (P<0.05) with those of CC fed diets with 15% CP. Nitrogen utilization increased (P<0.05) following increasing dietary crude protein level. Molar proportions of acetate, butyrate, and propionate were higher (P<0.05) in CC rabbit compared to CD. Lactobaccilus acidophilus was isolated from the caecum of CC rabbits. It was concluded that caecotrope deprivation has detrimental effect on growth, nitrogen metabolism, VFA production and caecal bacteria and this effect can be attenuated by increasing the dietary protein level in growing rabbits.S. A. SalamiO. O. AdelusiO. A. IsahR. Y. AderinboyeL. O. AjayiDiponegoro University, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciencesarticlecaecotropecaecal bacteria protein utilizationcaecal fermentationvolatile fattyAnimal cultureSF1-1100Veterinary medicineSF600-1100ENJournal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, Vol 46, Iss 4, Pp 347-355 (2021)
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topic	caecotrope caecal bacteria protein utilization caecal fermentation volatile fatty Animal culture SF1-1100 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
spellingShingle	caecotrope caecal bacteria protein utilization caecal fermentation volatile fatty Animal culture SF1-1100 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 S. A. Salami O. O. Adelusi O. A. Isah R. Y. Aderinboye L. O. Ajayi Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits
description	The effect of caecotrope deprivation on growth, caecal metabolism and Volatile Fatty acid (VFA) production was studied in rabbits fed varying levels of dietary protein during a 42-days feeding trial. Fourty-eight mixed breed rabbits (average initial weight = 875±25 g) were divided into two groups viz; caecotrope consuming (CC) and caecotrope-deprived (CD) groups. Rabbits in the 2 groups were divided equally and assigned to 3 diets containing different crude protein (CP) levels (12, 15 and 18%) in a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement. The result revealed that increasing dietary CP improved (P<0.05) the proximate composition of the caecotrope. The live weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, nitrogen utilization and VFA production in CD rabbits fed diets containing 18% CP were comparable (P<0.05) with those of CC fed diets with 15% CP. Nitrogen utilization increased (P<0.05) following increasing dietary crude protein level. Molar proportions of acetate, butyrate, and propionate were higher (P<0.05) in CC rabbit compared to CD. Lactobaccilus acidophilus was isolated from the caecum of CC rabbits. It was concluded that caecotrope deprivation has detrimental effect on growth, nitrogen metabolism, VFA production and caecal bacteria and this effect can be attenuated by increasing the dietary protein level in growing rabbits.
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author	S. A. Salami O. O. Adelusi O. A. Isah R. Y. Aderinboye L. O. Ajayi
author_facet	S. A. Salami O. O. Adelusi O. A. Isah R. Y. Aderinboye L. O. Ajayi
author_sort	S. A. Salami
title	Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits
title_short	Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits
title_full	Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits
title_fullStr	Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits
title_full_unstemmed	Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits
title_sort	increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits
publisher	Diponegoro University, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/fcd3115a500a4bfeb4eaa1c173869faf
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Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits

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