ArticleAnimal bioscience2023
Improving productivity in rabbits by using some natural feed additives under hot environmental conditions - A review.
Article in Animal bioscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- High-protein diets improve growth, carcass traits, and intestinal morphology of local rabbits under chronic heat stress.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Essential Oil Blend and Ascorbic Acid Supplementation Improves Performance, Semen Characteristics, Redox Balance, and Intestinal Integrity in Heat-Stressed Male Rabbits.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Potential of Natural Feed Additives in Reducing Gaseous Emissions and Environmental Footprint in Rabbit Housing Systems.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Biodiversity and genetic improvement ofFrontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Gut morphometric and duodenal histologic changes caused by dietary inclusions of different plant species in leaf meals.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Influence of probiotic supplementation and rabbit line on growth performance, carcass yield, blood biochemistry and immune response under hot weather.Animal bioscience · 2025Article
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Abstract
Heat stress is a major challenge to animal production in tropical and subtropical climates. Rabbits suffer from heat stress more than farm animals because they have few sweat glands, and their bodies are covered with thick fur. Intensive farming relies on antibiotics as antimicrobials or growth promoters to increase animals' productivity and health. However, the European Union and many countries have banned or restricted the use of antibiotics in animal feed for human health concerns. Several studies have found that replacing antibiotics in rabbit feed with natural plants or feed additives increases productivity and improves immune capacity, especially under heat stress conditions. Growth performance, immune response, gut microflora, and carcass yield may be increased in rabbits fed a diet supplemented with some natural plants and/or propolis. In this review article, we discuss and summarize the effects of some herbs and plant extracts as alternative feed additives on rabbit productivity, especially for those raised under hot ambient temperatures.
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