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Effect of the housing system (free-range vs. open air cages) on growth performance, carcass and meat quality and antioxidant capacity of rabbits

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • Contributors:
      Loponte, Rosa; Secci, Giulia; Mancini, Simone; Bovera, Fulvia; Panettieri, Valentina; Nizza, Antonino; Di Meo, Carmelo; Piccolo, Giovanni; Parisi, Giuliana
    • الموضوع:
      2018
    • Collection:
      ARPI - Archivio della Ricerca dell'Università di Pisa
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Growth performances and meat quality of free-range or cage raised rabbits were compared in 36 male animals. Rabbits were raised in free-range areas (2000 cm2/head) or in open-air cages (800 cm2/head) from weaning to 99 days old. Daily weight gain and final live weight were higher (P < 0.05) for the rabbits raised in cages which presented a more favourable feed conversion ratio (P < 0.05) than in the free-range group. The average feed intake, liver and empty gastro-intestinal tract weights were higher (P < 0.05) in the free-range group, while the interscapular fat percentage was higher (P < 0.05) in the caged rabbits. Loins of free-range rabbits had higher amount of PUFA n-6 in neutral lipids (P < 0.05) whereas their polar lipids were richer in PUFA n-6 and n-3 than in those of the cage group. Muscular fat of free-raised rabbits was found to be less susceptible to be oxidized, having a higher antioxidant capacity than the caged group.
    • File Description:
      ELETTRONICO
    • Relation:
      info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/29958156; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000442068100019; volume:145; firstpage:137; lastpage:143; numberofpages:7; journal:MEAT SCIENCE; http://hdl.handle.net/11568/947828; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85049043595; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309174018301177
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.06.017
    • الدخول الالكتروني :
      http://hdl.handle.net/11568/947828
      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.06.017
      https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309174018301177
    • Rights:
      info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.5AA082AC