INFLUENCE.OF DIETARY FIBER ON MATERNAL BEHAVIOUR IN RABBITS

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1 Dept of Hygiene, Zoonoses and Animal Ethology. Fac. Vet. Med., Cairo University.

2 Director, Institute for Biological Detection Systems, Dept. Physiology and Pharmacology & Aubert Univ. College of Vet. Med. Auburn, Alabama.

3 Aubert Univ. College of Science, Auburn, Alabama.

Abstract

As experiment was performed to determine the S pathsenice of low fiber diet on the maternal behavior in New Zealand while rabbits. Two groups of does; an experimental group fed low fiber diet (7%) and a control group fed an adequate fiber diet (18%). The does were 4 randomly arranged under controlled environmental conditions. Pre and post parturient behavior (time of nest lining, location of nest, unfoulness, quantity of plucked hair, litter & size born alive, percent of young suckled and site of a delivery) were noticed and recorded.
In addition, maternal anomalies (nest lined post-partum, plucking of hair outside the nest, no & plucking of hair, eating bedding material, fouling b the nest, inadequate nest lining, eating plucked hair, cannibalism, scattering young, failure of delivery outside the nest) were observed and recorded in the two groups.

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