Calcium anacardate as source of phenolic compounds in diet for New Zealand White female rabbits

Authors

  • José Vladmir Araujo Oliveira Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Pedro Henrique Watanabe Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Maurício Francisco Vieira Neto Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Morfologia, Rua Delmiro de Farias, s/no, Rodolfo Teófilo, CEP 60430-170 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Germano Augusto Jerônimo do Nascimento Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Rafael Carlos Nepomuceno Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Paulo Natanael Lima Pacheco Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Marcelo Emersom Costa Santos Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE.
  • Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Campus do Pici, Avenida Mister Hull, no 2.977, CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE.

Keywords:

Oryctolagus cuniculus, gestation, lactation, natural antioxidant, phenolic compounds

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the dietary addition of calcium anacardate as a source of phenolic compounds on the reproductive performance and blood antioxidant parameters of New Zealand White female rabbits. Twenty-seven New Zealand White female rabbits were distributed in a randomized complete block design with three treatments and nine replicates, considering one animal as the experimental unit. The treatments consisted of pelleted diets with different inclusion levels of calcium anacardate (0, 0.5, and 1.0%). The inclusion of calcium anacardate in the diets increased the concentration of phenolic compounds and the antioxidant capacity in the blood of lactating female rabbits. Calcium anacardate at the level of 1.0% improves the feed conversion ratio during gestation and increases the phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in the blood serum of female rabbits at 21 days of lactation.

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Published

2024-08-22

How to Cite

Oliveira, J. V. A., Watanabe, P. H., Vieira Neto, M. F., Nascimento, G. A. J. do, Nepomuceno, R. C., Pacheco, P. N. L., … Freitas, E. R. (2024). Calcium anacardate as source of phenolic compounds in diet for New Zealand White female rabbits. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 59(AB), e03552. Retrieved from https://apct.sede.embrapa.br/pab/article/view/27727

Issue

V.59, Jan./Dec., 2024 :Continuos publication

Section

ANIMAL NUTRITION