In this study,the effects of dietary live yeast on reproductive performance and blood indexes of female rabbits were studied to provide a basis for the use of live yeast in the production of female rabbits.One hundred and twenty female rabbits with the same parity were randomly divided into three treatment groups(four replicates per treatment,ten females per replicate):fed with basal diets containing 0 live yeast(control group),500,1 000 g/t live yeast,respectively.The experimental period was 68 days.By measurement of reproductive performance and blood parameters of female rabbits,it was found that the supplementation of 1 000 g/t live yeast in the diet signifi-cantly increased the 35 d weaning live number and weaning survival rate(P<0.05).Dietary supplementation of 1000 g/t live yeast significantly increased the total protein level(P<0.05).Live yeast supplementation significantly reduced blood triglyceride(P<0.05).Dietary live yeast supplementation had no significant effect on blood estradi-ol,luteinizing hormone,follicle-stimulating hormone,prolactin and progesterone levels in lactating rabbits(P>0.05).In conclusion,dietary supplemented with 1 000 g/t live yeast can improve the 35 d weaning live size and sur-vival rate of rabbits,improve the reproductive performance of breeding female rabbits,and enhance the body meta-bolic process by affecting lipid metabolism and protein metabolism of lactating female rabbits.