Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 1998
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 3

Effect of Zinc and Copper Supplementation on Wool Production in German Angoma Rabbits

  • Author:
  • S. Anandan, A. Dey, S.M. Deb
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 216 to 217

*NIANP, NDRI Adugodi, Bangalore-30

Livestock Production Research, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteshwar, Nainital-, 263138, India

Online published on 29 December, 2011.

Abstract

Twenty four adult German Angora rabbits were divided into two groups of 12 each. Concentrate mixture was offered @ 120g/d along with kikuyu grass ad lib to all the rabbits. The concentrate mixture of experimental group was supplemented with zinc sulphate @3g/kg and copper sulphate@350mg/kg. After an experimental feeding of 90d there was no change in body weight, wool yield, fiber length and diameter between the groups indicating thereby no effect of additional supplementation of zinc and copper in Angora rabbits.

Keywords

Zn, Cu, Supplementation, Wool yield, Rabbits