APPLICATION EXPLORATION OF FERMENTED CORN STRAW AS AN ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENT TO CORN IN NEW ZEALAND RABBITS (PRJCA031591)
In the feeding experiment of New Zealand rabbits, fermented corn stalks were used to replace 50% or 100% corn in the diet of New Zealand rabbits in a ratio of 1:1. One hundred and twenty 42-day-old New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into four groups, with 30 rabbits in each group, half male and half female, as follows: (i)C100, basal diet; (ii)FS50, where 50% fermented corn stalks are used to replace corn; (iii)FS100, with 100% fermented corn stalks replacing corn; (iv)DS50, where 50% of dry corn stalks are used to replace corn. The experimental period was 35 days. The contents of cecum were sequenced by metagenome and 16S amplicon.