Research Article
Effect of Feed Restriction during Pregnancy on Performance and Productivity of New Zealand White Rabbit Does
Table 3
The effect of the stage of feed restriction during pregnancy on hematological findings of does at the 5th day post partum (means ± SE).
| Parameter | Group | Control | | |
| RBCs (106/μl) | 3.64 ± 0.27a | 3.76 ± 0.32a | 3.33 ± 0.15a | PCV (%) | 30.65 ± 0.62a | 29.26 ± 0.59a | 28.34 ± 0.75a | Hb (g/dl) | 9.14 ± 0.54a | 9.24 ± 0.39a | 8.31 ± 0.41a | MCV (fl) | 84.79 ± 4.52a | 78.61 ± 5.21a | 85.39 ± 2.17a | MCH (pg) | 25.15 ± 0.64a | 24.74 ± 1.19a | 24.98 ± 0.12a | MCHC (%) | 29.79 ± 1.36a | 31.59 ± 1.29a | 29.30 ± 0.86a | Prolactin | 3.85 ± 0.15a | 4.20 ± 0.15a | 3.51 ± 0.29a | Total protein (g/dl) | 5.63 ± 0.15 a | 5.90 ± 0.26 a | 4.92 ± 0.16 b |
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a, bMeans with the different superscripts in the same raw are significantly different (). : early feed restriction. : late feed restriction.
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