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Table 2 Effects of Gliricidia leaf meal and exo-enzyme supplementation on performance traits of rabbits

From: Gliricidia leaf meal and multi-enzyme in rabbits diet: effect on performance, blood indices, serum metabolites and antioxidant status

 

Diet 1

0% GLM

Diet 2

15%GLM

Diet 3

15%GLM + E

SEM

P value

No of rabbits

32

32

32

  

Post-weaning period (35–63 d)

 Body weight at 35 d (g)

672.44

674.88

677.73

2.67

0.77

 Body weight at 63 d (g)

1544.15

1582.90

1630.62

29.93

0.56

 Daily weight gain (g/d)

31.13

32.42

34.03

1.01

0.57

 Daily feed intake (g/d)

78.31

76.87

81.31

4.11

0.93

 Feed conversion ratio

2.53

2.41

2.39

0.15

0.94

Finishing period (63–91 d)

 Body weight at 91 d (g)

2171.50b

2239.90b

2358.16a

29.42

0.01

 Daily weight gain (g/d)

22.41

23.46

25.98

0.99

0.36

 Daily feed intake (g/d)

82.53

82.19

90.31

5.44

0.83

 Feed conversion ratio

3.70

3.56

3.52

0.27

0.97

Whole fattening period (35–91 d)

 Daily weight gain (g/d)

26.76b

27.94b

30.01a

0.51

0.01

 Daily feed intake (g/d)

77.64

76.79

82.85

4.51

0.87

 Feed conversion ratio

3.01

2.85

2.86

0.17

0.94

  1. Means within a row with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. GLM Gliricidia leaf meal, E exogenous enzyme