ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to look into how genes impact feed intake, its conversion ratio, and body weight. Thirty-four mixed-breed rabbits were divided into individual cages at random. The rabbits were raised for twelve weeks, during which time their daily feed consumption and weekly body weight were recorded. The results of the several breeds NZW, NZR, DUTCH, and CHINCHILLA were compared. The findings demonstrated that, in comparison to the other breeds, the New Zealand white genetic makeup exhibits a higher level of feed conversion ratio, resulting in a larger body weight when fed a comparable amount of feed. Although the genetic makeup of NZW and NZR are quite similar, the New Zealand red is still less sufficient.
According to this study, genetic NZW, which demonstrated a high feed conversion ratio and greater weight increase, produced the greatest results, indicating that genetic makeup can have an exponential impact on feed conversion ratio(p<0.05), feed efficiency(p>0.05), body weight(p<0.05), and feed intake(p<0.05). NZW can therefore be said in this study to be a better rabbit compared to others and can therefore be recommended to rabbit producers can maximize and improve their agricultural method
