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MEDINA-SAAVEDRA, Tarsicio et al. Mountain microorganisms and corn silage as probiotics in the fattening of rabbits. Abanico vet [online]. 2021, vol.11, e401.  Epub 21-Maio-2021. ISSN 2448-6132.  https://doi.org/10.21929/abavet2021.7.

There are bacteria that produce lactic acid (LAB) present in the epiphytic microflora of plants, and consortia of mountain microorganisms such as yeasts and mixed cultures that can be used as probiotics and growth promoters in animal production. To evaluate the use of mountain microorganisms in corn silage as probiotics in the fattening of rabbits for 4 weeks, 20 hybrid rabbits were used which were chosen randomly in each treatment. The preparation of the probiotics was carried out through an initial anaerobic fermentation stage and a final aerobic one. Treatment (T1) was a diet supplemented with the addition of mountain microorganisms in corn silage (MME) in the drinking water and treatment two or conventional (T2) served as a control without application of MME. The feed consumption and the feed conversion index were calculated, expressed as the mean ± the standard deviation. When performing an analysis of variance (ANOVA), it was established that during week 4 of treatment there was a significant difference (P <0.05) in weight gain and feed conversion between treatments, being favorable for T1 supplemented with MME.

Palavras-chave : Silage; efficient microorganisms; cuniculture; probiotics.