The possibility of application of the shellfish Anadora Brouten additive in young rabbits diet

We investigated the possibility of using as a dietary additive the powder of clam Anadary Broughton in the diet of young rabbits. The effect of Anadary Broughton additives on the dynamics of live weight and safety of young rabbits is investigated; the effect of additives on the quality of meat rabbit is analyzed; the economic efficiency of applying the additive of Anadary Broughton is defined. The scientific and economic experiment was carried out in the Ussuri region, Primorsky Krai on the growing young rabbits of the Far Eastern breed of 45 to 120 days old. Three groups were formed by method of analog pairs. There were 20 animals in each group (male + female). The first group was the control one, the second and third groups were experimental. In the control group animals had basic diet (BD), in the second group powder Anadary Broughton was added to BD. The rate was 2 g per 1 kg of live weight, and the third group was fed at the rate of 3 grams per 1 kg of body weight. The experiment revealed a positive trend for the safety of young rabbits. In the second and third groups it was 10% higher in comparison with the control one. Slaughter results show that the highest carcass weight of the rabbit at 120 days old was in the second and third groups which surpassed the largest slaughter weight of the control group at 6 and 9% respectively. All the carcasses of rabbits in color and consistency according to National Standard 27747-88 were allocated to in the first category of fatness at slaughter yield of 51.4% in the control group, 53.1% in the second group and 53.5% in the third group. Using the additive of Anadary Broughton in the diet of rabbits increases the absolute weight gain of 7%, the safety of livestock by 10%, the level of profitability of 16.5%