Rabbit Farming
Rabbit production has a long tradition in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, France, and Italy, where it represents a specialized sector with high gastronomic and cultural value. Within this production system, consistency in feed intake, el , digestive balance, and animal welfare are key factors for maintaining productive stability.
Allium extracts are used as ingredients in rabbit nutrition due to their characteristic natural aroma,which helps improve feed palatability and promote constistent intake,especially during sensitive phases or formulation changes.
In addition, recent scientific literature in rabbit production has reported that the inclusion of compounds present in garlic and onion may promote a more balanced digestive environment and support a more stable intestinal composition, resulting in animals with greater physiological comfort and improved nutritional adaptability.
- Effects of a Diet of Allium extracts Extract on Growth, Biochemistry, Metabolism, and Gut Microbiota of Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39683048/
- The protective action of essential oils of onion and garlic in cholesterol-fed rabbits. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1156467/
- The hypolipidemic effect of onion (Allium cepa Linn) in sucrose fed rabbits. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/437870/
- Garlic and hepatic coccidiosis: prophylaxis or treatment? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20473715/
- Effect of dietary onion (Allium cepa L.) powder as an antioxidant on semen quality, blood biochemicals, and reproductive parameters, as well as immunological variables of rabbit bucks under severe heat stress. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37882945/
- Dietary supplementation of Allium cepa skin alters intramuscular fat, muscle cholesterol, and fatty acids in rabbits. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34893991/
- The expression of liver TNF-α gene, liver and small intestine histology of thermal stressed growing rabbits affected by allicin and lycopene. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37055126/
- Dietary addition of garlic straw improved the intestinal barrier in rabbits. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31433053/
- Efficacy of garlic extract on hepatic coccidiosis in infected rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): histological and biochemical studies. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18383795/
- Antimicrobial, immunological and biochemical effects of florfenicol and garlic (Allium sativum) on rabbits infected with Escherichia coli serotype O55: H7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34755272/
