Influences of dietary herbal blend and feed restriction on growth, carcass characteristics and gut microbiota of growing rabbits

The objective of the present study was to determine effect feed restriction systems, herbal mixture and their interactions on growth performance, carcass traits, microbial aspects growing New Zealand White (NZW) rabbit kept from 5 13 weeks age. A 3 × 4 factorial arrangement performed, including three systems (ad-libitum, 90%, 80% ad-libitum) four dietary supplementation levels mix (0, 0.30%, 0.50% 0.70%). total number 120 rabbits (male female ratio 1:1) at five age were randomly allotted into twelve experimental groups (n = 10 each). Results showed a significant decrease in body weight, weight gain intake restricted-fed compared control group (ad-libitum). HERBS significantly influenced performance traits rabbits. blend had positive reducing population pathogenic microorganisms increasing lactic acid bacteria. Conclusively, it could be concluded that system has beneficial effects improvement conversion (FCR), gain, traits. In addition, resulted improvements characteristics, age.Highlights:This work investigated (FRS), (HERBS), with rabbits.Restricted decreased live during all ages studied.Feed ratio, improved due FRS.The growth,