Effects of Different Forms of Milk Thistle Supplementation in Rabbit Diets on Stress-Induced Physiological Responses

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F25%3A43928145" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/25:43928145 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41210/25:102784

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15243582" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15243582</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani15243582" target="_blank" >10.3390/ani15243582</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effects of Different Forms of Milk Thistle Supplementation in Rabbit Diets on Stress-Induced Physiological Responses

Original language description

This study evaluated the effects of thermal and noise stress on rabbits (90 HYLA hybrids), focusing on physiological responses, production performance, and welfare. Three dietary treatments were compared: a control diet (C), a diet supplemented with milk thistle seed cake (SMT), and a diet containing fermented milk thistle seed cake (FMT). The aim was to assess whether these feed additives could mitigate the adverse effects of environmental stress. Health status was monitored through clinical observation and analysis of biochemical indicators, including enzymes, lipid and protein metabolism markers, and total antioxidant status. Thermal stress at the onset of fattening influenced average daily gain, feed intake, and carcass yield, while dietary intervention modulated these effects. The FMT group demonstrated the lowest feed intake and most efficient feed conversion during later growth stages, but had lower slaughter weight compared with the control. In contrast, rabbits fed the SMT diet achieved the highest slaughter weight and superior growth efficiency. These findings suggest that milk thistle, particularly in combination with probiotic fermentation, can enhance feed utilization, growth performance, and stress resilience in rabbits, contributing to more sustainable and welfare-oriented production systems.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40201 - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

<a href="/en/project/TQ03000006" target="_blank" >TQ03000006: Development of a new modification of milk thistle in horse nutrition</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Animals

ISSN

2076-2615

e-ISSN

2076-2615

Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

24

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

25

Pages from-to

3582

UT code for WoS article

001646041900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105025942838