Research Article

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

Table 4

Carcass yield and organs’ relative weight of growing rabbits fed palm-press fibres-based diets.

F01F5F10F15 SE2 𝑃 value

Carcass yield ( % ) 6 2 . 9 ± 1 . 6 6 2 . 5 ± 2 . 4 6 0 . 8 ± 3 . 9 6 2 . 8 ± 1 . 4 1.260.604
Proportion full digestive tract ( % ) 2 0 . 2 ± 2 . 2 1 7 . 6 ± 2 . 1 1 9 . 4 ± 2 . 1 1 8 . 8 ± 1 . 9 1.0390.410
Proportion of liver ( % ) 4 . 2 a ± 0 . 3 3 . 6 b ± 0 . 3 4 . 4 a ± 0 . 4 3 . 8 b ± 0 . 2 0.1470. 009
Proportion of abdominal fat ( % ) 1 . 2 ± 0 . 9 1 . 6 ± 0 . 2 1 . 2 ± 0 . 5 1 . 5 ± 0 . 3 0.2640.703

1F0, F5, F10, and F15 are diets containing, 0, 5, 10, and 15 % of palm press fibres, respectively.
2SE: standard error.
a, bMeans with unlike superscripts in the same rowdiffer significantly ( 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 ).