 | Abstract 642MOLASSES-UREA BLOCKS AS SUPPLEMENTS FOR RABBITSDinh v. Binh*, Bui-v-Chinh** and T R Preston*** * Rabbit Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam ** Animal Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam *** CIPAV, Cali, AA7482, Colombia Livestock Research for Rural Development 1991 3(2): 13-16. A series of experiments were carried out to investigate the feasibility of replacing the traditional concentrate supplement in rabbit diets with multinutritional blocks based on molasses, cassava byproducts and up to 4% urea. The results showed that multinutritional blocks based on molasses can be fed successfully as a partial substitute for cereal-based concentrates in diets for rabbits during all phases of production. No conclusions can be drawn about the usefulness of including urea in the blocks, other than that it does not seem to be harmful. This abstract relates to the following species: |