 | Abstract 92Evaluation of tropical forages and rice by-products as rabbit feeds.Raharjo,-YC; Cheeke,-PR; Patton,-NM Research Institute for Animal Production, PO Box 123, Bogor, Indonesia. Journalof-Applied-Rabbit-Research. 1988, 11: 3, 201-211; 47 ref. In digestibility and growth trials, Flemish Giant X New Zealand White rabbits were given diets containing woody legumes, non-woody legumes or grasses; 0, 40, 60, 80 or 92.5% rice bran; or rice bran supplemented with salt and limestone, vitamin and mineral premix, molasses, lysine and/or methionine without or with a mixture of leucaena, cassava tops and elephant grass. Woody legumes had a higher nutritive value than non-woody legumes or agricultural byproducts, and grasses were lowest. Leucaena and Sesbania gave the best results. Brachiaria was only a source of indigestible fibre. Rice bran could be included up to 60% in the diet. Supplementation with micro- and macronutrients was necessary in a rice bran-forage feeding system. This abstract relates to the following species:
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