Evaluation of alfalfa sprout (medicago sativa) grown in A hydroponic system and its impact on growth Performance in New Zealand white rabbit

Alfalfa sprouts are sprouts usually consumed as a salad in the western country, which are mainly germinated and planted in the cold region. Alfalfa sprout is believed to have good nutrition and is high in proteins, minerals, and vitamins. This is a cross-sectional study to evaluate the suitable cond...

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Main Author: Siti Nurashiqah Jurit
Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
Language:English
Published: 2022
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/10657/1/SITI%20NURASHIQAH.pdf
http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/10657/
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Summary:Alfalfa sprouts are sprouts usually consumed as a salad in the western country, which are mainly germinated and planted in the cold region. Alfalfa sprout is believed to have good nutrition and is high in proteins, minerals, and vitamins. This is a cross-sectional study to evaluate the suitable condition for the germination of alfalfa sprouts in Malaysia using a hydroponic system and the impact of feeding alfalfa sprouts to the New Zealand White rabbit on its growth performance. Thus, suitable conditions were determined during this research, and the growth performance of the rabbits was evaluated. The alfalfa sprout begin to germinate at temperature within minimum temperature of 28℃ and maximum temperature of 28.9℃ when it was germinated under hydroponic condition. The humidity observed for the germination of alfalfa sprout in this project was between 80% to 83%. Based on this project, the duration for the length of the alfalfa sprout to reach requirement height for it to be harvest which are minimum height of 7.5cm and maximum height of 8.0cm was 5 days. Both of the control and treatment groups shows increase in weight gain. Keywords: Alfalfa sprout, Temperature, Humidity, Growth performance