Vet Med - Czech, 2025, 70(9):313-328 | DOI: 10.17221/104/2024-VETMED

Influence of dietary coriander seeds and administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus on the performance of growing rabbits under subtropical climatic conditionsOriginal Paper

SM Abdel-Raheem ORCID...1, MA Kobeisy2, YA Gomaa ORCID...2, AMA Meligy ORCID...3, M Elalfy ORCID...3, MM Farghaly2
1 Department of Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
3 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

This study investigated the effects of coriander seed powder and Lactobacillus acidophilus solution (LAS) on the growth, nutrient digestibility, blood parameters, and intestinal health of growing rabbits under subtropical conditions. Forty Californian rabbits, aged 35 days with an average body weight of 588 ± 34 g, were randomly assigned to four groups: a control group fed a standard diet, a group (T1) receiving the basal diet supplemented with 1.5% coriander seed powder, a group (T2) receiving the basal diet with oral LAS at 1 × 109 CFU/kg, and a group (T3) receiving both coriander seed powder and LAS. The study measured body weight, daily weight gain, feed conversion ratio, mortality rate, blood metabolites, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal histomorphology. Results showed that rabbits fed with 1.5% coriander seed powder had significant improvements in body weight gain, feed conversion, and a reduction in mortality compared to the control. Both coriander seed powder and LAS improved blood metabolites, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal health. However, the combination of both additives did not provide additional benefits over the individual treatments. The findings suggest that either 1.5% coriander seed powder or LAS can enhance growth performance and health in rabbits under subtropical conditions.

Keywords: coriander seeds; growth performance; intestinal morphology; microbiota modulation; probiotics

Received: November 18, 2024; Revised: July 14, 2025; Accepted: July 25, 2025; Prepublished online: September 29, 2025; Published: September 30, 2025  Show citation

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Abdel-Raheem S, Kobeisy M, Gomaa Y, Meligy A, Elalfy M, Farghaly M. Influence of dietary coriander seeds and administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus on the performance of growing rabbits under subtropical climatic conditions. Vet Med - Czech. 2025;70(9):313-328. doi: 10.17221/104/2024-VETMED.
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