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Reproductive performance and milk yield of rabbits fed diets supplemented with garden cress (Lepidium sativum) seed
| العنوان: | Reproductive performance and milk yield of rabbits fed diets supplemented with garden cress (Lepidium sativum) seed |
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| المؤلفون: | Yassmine M. El-Gindy, Soliman M. Zahran, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Azza Y. Idres, Safaa H. Aboolo, Sabrin A. Morshedy |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Recently, phytochemicals in plants have evoked interest as sources of naturally beneficial substances and as alternatives to antimicrobials. Based on these benefits, it was hypothesized that garden cress (GC; Lepidium sativum) supplementation could overcome the negative impacts of severe heat stress on the reproductive and lactation performance, physiological parameters, and antioxidant status of rabbits. Twenty-four mature V-line does (6 months old) with an average body weight of 3.65 ± 0.54 kg were randomly assigned into four homogenously equal groups (n = 6) according to the level of supplemented GC seeds. Rabbits in the control group were fed a basal diet without GC seeds (GC 0), the other three treatment groups (GC 3, GC 4.5, and GC 6) were fed a basal diet supplemented with GC seeds at levels 3, 4.5 and 6%, respectively. Investigations revealed that the inclusion of 3% GC enhanced the litter weight of heat-stressed rabbits on the 7th, 14th, and 21st days. Furthermore, treatment with 3% and 6% GC seeds increased the milk yield on the 28th day. the most of lipid profile parameters, such as cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), serum urea levels, and antioxidant status improved in rabbits supplemented with 6% GC. In conclusion, the dietary supplemention of GC seed at 6% increased milk yield at 28th day “weaning age”, consequently, improved the blood lipid profile and antioxidant status. Further studies should be conducted to commercialize theusage of garden cress seeds as a supplement in rabbits. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-21449-0 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/299db5f0d39a4892a0de17a9638adae1 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.299db5f0d39a4892a0de17a9638adae1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-21449-0 |