https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v11i3.5420 Article
Essential oil and bagasse of oregano (Lippia berlandieri Schauer) affect the productive performance and the quality of rabbit meat
Jesica Leticia Aquino-López a América Chávez-Martínez a José Arturo García-Macías a Gerardo Méndez-Zamora b Ana Luisa Rentería-Monterrubio a* Antonella Dalle-Zotte c Luis Raúl García-Flores a
a Universidad
Autónoma de Chihuahua. Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Km. 1. Periférico Francisco R. Almada, Chihuahua, Chih. México. b
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Facultad de Agronomía. General Escobedo, Nuevo León, México. c
Universidad de Padua. Departamento de Medicina, Producción y Salud Animal. Legnaro, Italia.
* Corresponding author: arenteria@uach.mx
Abstract: The present study assessed the effect of incorporating essential oil of oregano (EOO) and oregano bagasse (OB) into the diet on the productive parameters and on the variables sacrifice and quality of rabbit meat. A total of 100 rabbits (30 d of age) were distributed in six treatments T1: control, T2: 0.25 g/kg of EOO, T3: 0.40 g/kg of EOO, T4: 20% of OB, T5: 0.25 g/kg of EOO + 20% of OB, and T6: 0.40 g/kg of EOO + 20% of OB. The greatest
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