New Zealand Crossbred male rabbitproduction performance fed with fructooligosacharide prebiotic isolated from banana peel

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the production performance (growth performance and carcass production) of New Zealand White Crossbred (NZWC) male rabbits given FOS (fructooligosaccharide) from the isolation of Ambon banana peel (Musa paradisiaca var. Sapientum (L.) Kunt. Rabbit age of eight weeks, body weight average 496.12 ± 10.61 g, placed in individual cage, divided randomly into five treatments, and each treatment was repeated five times, each repetition consisted of two rabbits The treatment used was P0 (without FOS), P1 (FOS fed for 7 days), P2 (FOS fed for 14 days), P3 (FOS fed for 21 days), and P4 (FOS fed for 28 days). FOS treatment is 3% concentration, 2 mg / kg of body weight given orally, after 7 days adaptation. Drinking water is given ad libitum. The feed used is commercial feed, given two times a day (in the morning and afternoon). The data were analyzed with analysis of variance. The similarity of variance was tested using Barlett test and orthogonal polynomial test. Results indicated that there were interaction between without FOS fed and FOS fed, and has effect on the growth performance (feed intake, daily gain, slaughter weight, and feed conversion) are quadratic at 1% level, and carcass production (carcass weight, carcass percentage, meat weight, bone weight, and fat weight) are linear at 1% level.