Incorporation field crop residues in rabbit rations

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 2 Chemical analysis of the experimental rations

Item	BH (R₁)	MBH (R₂)	SBVH (R₃)	PVH (R₄)
Moisture	9.12	9.15	9.33	9.40
Chemical analysis (%) on DM basis
OM	89.42	89.69	89.40	89.51
CP	20.89	20.79	20.69	20.74
CF	12.17	12.38	14.59	13.22
EE	2.77	2.45	2.77	2.84
NFE	53.59	54.07	51.35	52.71
Ash	10.58	10.31	10.60	10.49
Neutral detergent fiber NDF)	36.39	36.74	37.03	37.84
Gross energy (kcal/kg DM)	4170	4163	4166	4175
Digestible energy (Mcal/kg DM)	2.577	2.560	2.546	2.506
Non fibrous carbohydrates (NFC)	29.37	29.71	28.91	28.09

Gross energy (kcal/kg DM) was calculated (Blaxter 1968)
Digestible energy (M cal) was calculated (Cheeke 1987)
BH Berseem hay, MBH Mung bean husks, SBVH soybean vein hay, PVH peanut vein hay, NFC non-fibrous carbohydrates were calculated (Calsamiglia et al. 1995)