Growth Performance of Rabbits Fed Palm-Press Fibres-Based Diets

Table 2

Chemical composition of growing rabbits’ diets as formulated and fed.

Chemical components	F0	F5	F10	F15
Dry matter (%)	88.6	88.5	88.5	88.5
Total crude fibre (%)	9.34	9.79	11.0	11.8
Crude fibre from palm-press fibre (%)	0	1.82	3.64	5.46
Crude fibre from other ingredients (%)	9.34	7.97	7.33	6.35
Crude fat (%)	7.51	7.9	8.46	8.78
Digestible energy (kcal/kg)	2665	2667	2670	2675
Crude proteins (%)	17.62	17.4	17.5	17.6
Lysine (%)	0.82	0.83	0.9	0.88
Methionine (%)	0.38	0.38	0.4	0.38
Methionine + cystine (%)	0.71	0.70	0.7	0.69
Calcium (%)	1.01	1.00	1.0	1.02
Total phosphate (%)	0.94	0.79	0.7	0.66
Ca/P	1.07	1.27	1.4	1.55