TY - SER AU - Abou Sekken,M.S. AU - Fahmy,A.A. AU - Ahmed,S.S. TI - Peformance of growing rabbits fed diets containing different levels of fennel and marjoram wastes under desert environmental conditinons KW - Rabbits KW - Feeding and feed KW - Feed utilization efficiency KW - Physiology KW - Heat KW - Physiological effect N1 - Includes references N2 - A total number of 100 unsexed New Zealand White NZW rabbits, aged 6 wk old and average 822 g in weight. were used to evaluate replacing alfalfa hay by different levels of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) hay (FH) (18,36 and 54%), arjoram (Oreganum marjoranum L) hay (MH) and their (1:1) mixture of (18,36 and 54%), in growing rabbit diets. Parameters studied included growth performance, digestibility coefficients of nutrients, carcass characteristics, blood parameters, caecum activities andmicrobiology and economic efficiency UR - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2008/EJNF/1108/1/1.pdf ER -