Corn
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Corn
whole kernel
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Pros
Cheap, fast weight gain in grow outs.
Cons
May kill your rabbits by acute onset bloat and GI statis. Whole corn is mostly Carbs, which will add fat not muscle. Rabbits can not digest the Hulls so it will create inflammation and damage to the intestines .
nutrient break down
~ all % given as average see https://www.feedipedia.org/ for more detailed breakdowns.
| Main analysis | Ear maize, without husks, fresh 1 | Ear maize, without husks, silage2 | Ear maize, without husks, dry3 | Maize distillers dried grains and solubles [1] | Maize distillers dried grains and solubles, high protein[2] | EMaize distillers dried grains and solubles, fat < 6 % [3] | Corn gluten feed [4] | Maize gluten meal [5] | Maize germ meal, protein 20-30%, oil > 5% [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry matter % as fed | 50.1% | 60.0% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 92.2% | 88.3% | 88.3% | 90.0% | 95.6% |
| Crude protein % DM | 10.9% | 9.8% | 8.3% | 29.5% | 44.0% | 27.9% | 21.7% | 67.2% | 25.6% |
| Crude fiber % DM | 7.3% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1.2% | 10.4% |
| NDF % DM | 27.9% | 19.0% | 23.4% | 34.2% | 28.8% | 39.8% | 39.6% | 4.1% | 45.0% |
| ADF % DM | 13.7% | 9.9% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 10.6% | 1.6% | 12.2% |
| Starch (polarimetry) % DM | 56.4% | 60.9% | 55.1% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 12.3% | 21.5% | 17.6% | 22.1% |
| Gross energy MJ/kg DM | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.5% | 21.4% | 21.0% | 19.2% | 18.8% | 23.1% | 20.7% |
| Digestibility Rabbit | ROW1/COL2 |
digestibility
not very digestible to rabbits.
1. Ear maize
maize whole grain soaked overnight [7]| Ingredients | type of rabbit | Maintenance or growth | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| adult | NO* | Prasad et al., 1996[8] | |
| ROW2 | ROW2/COL2 |
- When the growth or maintenance column is marked "no", it means that this raw material was nutritionally completely imbalanced or contained a toxic compound.
- Table 2. Raw ingredients studied as only feed. page 691, Reflections on rabbit nutrition with a special emphasis on feed ingredients utilization January 2004 Authors:François Lebas
page 688 lists the breakdown of nutrients for ideal rabbit growth
cracked
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meal
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Corn Bran
Corn bran is corn flakes.... Kellogg's actually sells reject corn flakes back to the feed mills for livestock. Once cereal hits expiration date. it's mixed into feed for livestock for carb/sugar boost and energy source
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distillers
waste material left over from making corn grain alcohol.
Pros
High Protein, Low Sugar content. good additive to boost protein
Cons
hard to source. :/
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Syrup
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