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===Cons===
===Cons===
May kill your rabbits but 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 .
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===  
===nutrient break down===  

Revision as of 04:38, 28 April 2022

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.

digestibility

not very digestible to rabbits.

1. Ear maize

maize whole grain soaked overnight [7]
  • When the growth or maintenance column is marked "no", it means that this raw material was nutritionally completely imbalanced or contained a toxic compound.


page 688 lists the breakdown of nutrients for ideal rabbit growth

cracked

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nutrient break down

digestibility

meal

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nutrient break down

digestibility

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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Cons

nutrient break down

digestibility

distillers

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nutrient break down

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Syrup

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nutrient break down

digestibility