This thesis deals with the composition of supplementary feed mixture for adult dwarf rabbits with regard to their appetite preferences and nutritional requirements. It also deals with the phytogenic additives, their addition to the supplementary feed mixture and the assessment of their effect on the health of rabbits. The experiment was divided into three parts. During the first part different groups of feeds were presented to rabbits and their consumption, preferences and food behaviour were monitored. From cereals, the highest consumption in barley and maize has been statistically proven (P<0.05), on the contrary the lowest consumption was in buckwheat. The highest intake of linseed and milk thistle seed was obtained from oilseeds. The significant difference (P<0.05) was between linseed and sunflower seed intake. There was no significant difference (P> 0.05) in soya and pea intake. In the dehydrated fruit and vegetables category, the dehydrated beetroot had evident the lowest consumption (P <0.05). In the group of hot air dried feeds and expellers, the highest attractiveness (P <0.05) of hempseed cake and the lowest attractiveness of granulated sugar beet pulp has been proven. The significantly highest consumption (P <0.05) of the leaves of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) and dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and dandelion and daisy flowers (Belis perennis) was found from phytogenic additives. In the second part of the experiment breeding dwarf rabbits were fed a supplementary feed mixture for 31 days where test weighting, condition and health control were performed. There was no change in body weight, condition, or animal health during the test. The last part of the experiment was devoted to assessing the effect of selected phytogenic additives on rabbit health. Domestic rabbits were fed a feed mixture containing 2.5 % of phytogenic additives for 3 weeks. Blood was collected on the biochemical analysis before (Control) and after the test (Experiment). The investigated parameters were chosen for the assessment of liver profile, renal function and nitrogen and carbohydrate metabolism. No difference (P> 0.05) between Control and Experiment was found in the results of most of the investigated parameters.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:430008 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Halouzková, Soňa |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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