Incidence of the source of fibre on the caecal fermentation pattern of the growing rabbit

摘要

The level of the dietary fibre (DF) intake as well as cell-wall components (cellulose, lignin…) cause changes in the caecal fermentation either in term of volatile fatty acids (VFA) concentrations or in VFA proportions (Gidenne et al, 1990, Ann Zootech, 40, 73-84), The aim of this study was to control if the origin of the fibre source, in diets containing similar content in the different cell-wall fractions, could influence the caecal fermentation and the fibre degradation in the growing rabbit.