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Bahkeem, A. (2025). Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peels and It’s Extract on productive performance and milk yield of does rabbit. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41667.1114
Ahmed Saad Bahkeem. "Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peels and It’s Extract on productive performance and milk yield of does rabbit". Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41667.1114
Bahkeem, A. (2025). 'Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peels and It’s Extract on productive performance and milk yield of does rabbit', Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41667.1114
Bahkeem, A. Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peels and It’s Extract on productive performance and milk yield of does rabbit. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41667.1114

Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peels and It’s Extract on productive performance and milk yield of does rabbit

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 May 2025  XML
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/epsj.2025.41667.1114
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Ahmed Saad Bahkeem email
Animal production Research Institute (APRI)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A total number of 25 V-line rabbit does aged 8-9 months and weighed 3381 g ±5.575 were used in this study. Animals were distributed randomly into five experimental groups of 5 doe rabbits in each. The first group fed the basal diet ad libitum and served as a control, while, the second and third groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with 1.0 and 1.5% pomegranate peel powder (PPP) in the diet, respectively. Whereas, the fourth and fifth groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with 1.0 and 1.5% pomegranate peel extract (PPE) in the drinking water, respectively. The results obtained could be summarized as follows: Rabbit does supplied PPE at different levels consumed significantly (P≤0.05) higher feed intake as compared to does supplied different levels of PPP or control group during experimental period. Pregnant rabbit does supplied with 1% PPP recorded significantly (P≤0.05) higher litter size at 28th (at weaning age) than control group. Dietary PPP or drinking PPE at different levels for pregnant rabbit does had significantly (P≤0.05) higher litter weight at birth, at 7th, 14th and 21st days of lactation period and at weaning compared to control does. Adding 1.5% PPP or 1% PPE for pregnant rabbit had the significantly (P≤0.05) lower pre- weaning mortality rate from birth to weaning age compared to other treatments and control group. Adding PPP or PPE for pregnant rabbit had significantly (P≤0.05) increased milk yield at all studied ages compared to control does. From the present study, it could be concluded that powder pomegranate peel in diet or it’s extract in drinking water had a positive effect on V-line does performance which reflected in litter traits (litter size and litter weight), pre weaning mortality and milk yield.
Keywords: Pomegranate peel, rabbits, productive performance and milk yield.
Keywords
Keywords: Pomegranate peel; rabbits; productive performance and milk yield
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