Effect of antioxidant supplemented-diet for blue fox on chosen reproductive and performance parameters

The investigations included adult female blue foxes and their offspring at a fox farm. The diet for carnivorous fur animals was improved with a synthetic antioxidant to protect feed components. The influence of a chosen antioxidant on some reproductive traits and performance parameters was determined. The antioxidant dose introduced to a feed (Rendox) proved to benefit the animal health status. The females from the basic herd that received the antioxidant showed higher reproductive parameters as well as higher body weight at slaughter. Besides, the animals were positively scored at the licence (conformation) evaluation as compared to the females from the control group.