Abstract: 176 thirty-day-old California weaned meat rabbits with consistent weight were randomly divided into four groups,Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ groups were the test groups, adding 10% bamboo powder and 17% alfalfa meal, 15% bamboo powder and 12% alfalfa meal, 18% bamboo powder and 9% alfalfa meal in the basic diet, respectively. Ⅳ group was control group, adding 27% alfalfa meal in the basic diet.The aim was to study the different proportions of bamboo powder instead of alfalfa meal on growth performance and slaughter performance in meat rabbit. The results showed that feed to gain ratio of each test group was extremly significantly lower than control group (P<0.01), reduced by 16.27%, 10.62%, 3.47%, respectively. Daily gain of each test group was extremly significantly higher than the control group (P<0.01), increased by 19.29%,9.19%,3.67%, respectively. Half net slaughter rate of each test group was extremly significantly higher than control group (P<0.01), increased by 2.61%, 1.35%, 0.26%, respectively. Net whole slaughter rate of each test group was extremly significantly higher than control group (P<0.01), increased by 2.98%, 2.55%, 0.80%, respectively.The results revealed that adding 10% bamboo powder and 17% alfalfa meal had the best effect.

Key words: bamboo powder; meat rabbit; growth performance; slaughter performance