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Growth Performance, Meat Cholesterol and beta-Carotene Content in Rabbit Fed With Carrot Leaves, Grass, and Concentrates
Eny Puspani I Gst. Nym. Gde Bidura I KETUT SUMADI I MADE NURIYASA Desak Putu Mas Ari Candrawati
Volume : 6 Nomor : 3 Published : 2019, June
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Approach and Studies
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Objective: The present study was conductive the effect of giving carrot leaves to increase performans and the content of ?-carotene in meat of local rabbits up to 5 weeks of age. Meterial and Methods: This study used a feeding trial using 120 local 5-week old rabbits in a completely randomized design with four treatments and 6 replications. The four treatments were rabbits fed: A: 100% Carrot leaves; B: 70% Carrot leaves+30% Concentrate; C: 100% Local-grass; and D: 70% Lokac-grass+30% Concentrate, respectively. Results: The results showed that cholesterol levels in rabbit meat and feed consumption among treatment groups were not significantly different (P>0.05). Final body weight and weight gain in group A were significantly different (P <0.05) higher than group C. Also feed efficiency in treatment group A was significantly different (P<0.05) higher than group group C. Rabbit meat treatment B had the highest beta carotene content (P<0.05), followed by treatment A, D, and C, respectively. Conclusion: It was concluded that rabbits fed with carrot leaves and supplemented with concentrate could improve performance and increased beta-carotene content in rabbit meat compared with local-grass feed.