@article{Saidj_Ainbaziz_Iles_Dahmani_Hornick_Moula_2019, title={Productive performance, metabolic, and hematologic parameters of pregnant nulliparous rabbit does according to dietary protein level}, volume={6}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/40830}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims at investigating the productive performance, metabolic, and hemato­logical profiles of Algerian local rabbits does during their first pregnancy and according to dietary protein content.</p> <p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 52 nulliparous rabbit does, 3,116 ± 72.9 g live weight, were allocated individually to three groups (17/18 females per group) being on isoenergetic diets [2,600 kcal Digestible Energy (DE)/kg] that differ in their digestible protein content by 15%, 17%, and 19%, respectively, for L, M, and H diets. All these diets were provided <em>ad libitum</em>.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>The use of a high protein diet did not affect does weight and feed intake during the preg­nancy period. Statistically, no significant difference (<em>p </em>> 0.05) was recorded in born or alive litter size and birth weight. There was no effect of diet and sampling time (<em>p </em>> 0.05) on plasma metabo­lites but there were significant effects of sampling time (<em>p </em>< 0.0001) on the metabolic parameters studied with prolificacy used as a covariate. Hematologic indices in pregnant rabbits were not affected by the diet exceeded the red blood cells rate that increased significantly (<em>p </em>< 0.05) with the increase in dietary protein content during the different periods of gestation.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of a high protein diet has no effect on weight during the pregnancy period. No effect of diet and sampling time on plasma metabolites and hematological profiles are recorded; however, significant effects of sampling time are recorded on the metabolic parameters.</p> <p>J. Adv. Vet. Anim. Res., 6(1): 18-24, March 2019</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research}, author={Saidj, Dahia and Ainbaziz, Hacina and Iles, Imene and Dahmani, Yamina and Hornick, Jean Luc and Moula, Nassim}, year={2019}, month={Mar.}, pages={18–24} }