This experiment was conducted to study the effects of Zanthoxylum schinifolium leaf powder on the growth performance, small intestinal development, slaughter performance and meat quality of meat rabbits. Six hundred 28-day-old "Shuxing No. 1" commercial meat rabbits with similar body weight were...

Yucca has abundant amounts of polyphenolics, steroidal saponins, and resveratrol and its extract can be used as a feed additive in the animal husbandry, which might contribute to the improvement in the growth and productivity in rabbit production. Hence, the current study aimed to examine the...

Fatty acids of intramuscular fat (IMF) in rabbits can influence meat quality, but it is unclear which fatty acids benefit to human health. A rabbit model of weight gain and weight loss was constructed using two rabbit groups and two growth stages. Stage 1 included control group1 fed a commercial...

Background: Bariatric surgery has resulted in body weight loss, which claimed by surgery removal specific parts of the stomach with enzyme or sleeve gastrectomy. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine weight loss and endocrine changes by 12-week fundus resection and sleeve gastrectomy in ...

Coccidiosis is cause of economic losses due to weight loss and growth retardation, decreased feeding efficiency, diarrhea and death of weaning rabbits. The main objective of the work was to evaluate the dynamic change of Eimeria oocyst shedding in the reproductive stage and in weaned litters during ...

This experiment was conducted to observe the immunoprotective effects of the prokaryotic expression products of surface antigens SAG13 and SAG14 of Eimeria stiedae in rabbits. We analyzed the transcription level of Es-SAGs in unsporulated oocyst stage, sporulated oocyst stage, schizogony stage and...

Background: Scabies, caused by infestation of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is one of the most severe ectoparasitic diseases in rabbits. Scabies seriously affects the commercial rabbit breeding, causing severe economic losses. Host resistance to S. scabiei is an important factor in further...

Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS) caused by Pasteurella multocida is an economically significant disease of bovines that instigates high monetary losses due to unexpected mortality of animals in emerging countries like Pakistan. Similarly Black Quarter (BQ) caused by Clostridium chauvoei is also an acute ...

Taenia pisiformis infection causes important economic loss in farms. It is suggested that obesity has a major impact on infection and reproduction. We addressed the impact of T. pisiformis infection in normal and obese rabbits to evaluate its effect on parameters important in behavior and...

Steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SONFH) is a condition documented in humans and animals exposed to chronic steroid administration. The rabbit has become a preferred animal model for investigating the pathogenesis and treatment of SONFH due to its shared femoral vascular anatomy...