EFFECT OF ZEOLITE (CLINOPTILOLITE) ON CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF RABBIT MEAT

This work is aimed to evaluate the effect of natural zeolite on selected parameters rabbit's meat chemical composition. The rabbits Castorex breed (n=12) were divided into two groups: Control group C (n=6) without addition in feed and experimental Z which animals received daily a peroral form concentration 0.2 g/kg body weight. Determination nutritional composition rabbit analysis individual amino acids fatty was performed by Nicolet 6700 using FT-IR method (fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) musculus Longissimus dorsi (MLD) Vastus lateralis (MVL). content water (73.630 ± 0.270 g * 100g-1) significantly higher (P ≤ 0.05) compared (72.480 0.530 100g-1). Cysteine MLD (0.289 0.007 g*100 g-1) than (0.277 0.011 g-1). Another noticeable difference statistical level p 0.05 favor found linoleic acid with mean values (0.324 0.016 g*100g-1 FAME) against (0.293 0.009 g* 100 g-1 FAME). Therefore, feeding diet possibly increases proportion essential thereby may improve value meat. Increased cysteine can lead better degradation heavy metals