Productive behavior of rabbits fed with Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, foliage in the fattening phase

• Pérez-Bautista, José. J. ^[1] ; Candelaria-Martínez, Bernandino ^[5] ; Martínez-Martínez, Ricardo ^[2] ; Vicente-Pérez, Ricardo ^[2] ; Marcelo-Hernández, Sixto ^[6] ; Herrera-Pérez, Jeronimo ^[3] ; Grifaldo- Alcántara, Pedro.F. ^[2] ; Gómez-Vázquez, Armando ^[4]
  1. [1] Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

     Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

     México

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Guadalajara

     Universidad de Guadalajara

     México

     
  3. [3] Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero

     Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero

     México

     
  4. [4] Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

     Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

     México

     
  5. [5] Tecnológico de México, Campus Instituto Tecnológico de China
  6. [6] Universidad Politécnica de Huejutla

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• Localización: Agro Productividad, ISSN-e 2594-0252, Vol. 16, Nº. 12 (Suplemento), 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Diciembre), págs. 89-93
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Objective: To assess the productive behavior of rabbits fed with a diet that included 33% fresh Leucaena leucocephala foliage during the fattening phase. Design/Methodology/Approach: Twenty 60-day-old New Zealand rabbits with an average live weight of 960 g were used. Using a completely randomized, 2×2 factorial design, five male and five female rabbits were distributed among the following treatments: ACCH treatment (300-g commercial feed for female rabbits), ACCM treatment (300-g commercial feed for male rabbits), ACFLCH treatment (200-g commercial feed with 100 g Leucaena foliage for female rabbits), and ACFLCM treatment (200-g commercial feed with 100 g Leucaena foliage for male rabbits). An analysis of variance and a Tukey's test were applied to determine the effect of the treatments on each of the variables analyzed. Results: The rabbits that consumed the ACFLCM and ACFLCH diets with the addition of Leucaena gained more weight (P<0.05): 23.18±6.35 and 21.59±10.23 g/rabbit/day. Feed intake was higher (P<0.05) with a Leucaena foliage diet: 48.04.2±0.50 and 47.68±0.84 g/rabbit/day. A significant difference (P>0.05) in final weight was observed among treatments (ACCM, 1,971±256.6; ACFLCM, 2,211.8±197.7; ACCH, 2,012.4±275.6; and ACFLCH, 2,184.0±464.9). Study Limitations/Implications: Proper and correct use of available forage must be made to guarantee that animals have access to food all year round. Findings/Conclusions: The addition of Leucaena foliage in the diet did not generate a decrease in growth or feed intake.