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Moreover, 16S rDNA sequencing revealed significant differences in the ileal microbiome composition: caged rabbits exhibited a higher abundance of the genera uncultured <jats:italic>Erysipelotrichaceae<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Delftia<\/jats:italic>, whereas the levels of <jats:italic>Muribaculaceae<\/jats:italic>, unclassified <jats:italic>Burkholderiales<\/jats:italic>, and uncultured <jats:italic>Eubacteriaceae<\/jats:italic> were lower compared to rabbits reared in the forest. Metabolome analysis identified 372 differentially accumulated metabolites in the ileum content, which were predominantly mapped to amino acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism, and energy metabolism pathways. The cage-rearing system was found to positively correlate with the efficient utilization of nutrient sources. 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