Effect of Feeding Graded Levels of Sorghum Waste on the Performance and Organ Weights of Growing Rabbits

Igwebuike, J. U.; Alade, N. K.; Ainyi, HD

doi:10.4314/eaafj.v60i4.46777

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“…There were no significant differences (P> 0.05) in the slaughter weights among all the treatments. These results agree with those of Sankhyan et al (1991) and Igwebuike et al (1995) for growing rabbits. The dressing percentage values obtained in this study are lower than those reported by Garcia et al (1993) who slaughtered rabbits of 2.0-2.5 kg live weight and recorded dressing percentages of 58.0 and 60.0% respectively.…”

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“…They were not statistically different (P>0.05) among the treatment groups. The values recorded here compare favourably with those reported by Igwebuike et al (1995) who fed sorghum waste to growing rabbits in the same environment.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Although the digestibility of the nutrients was statistically similar, slightly higher digestibility was recorded in diet 1 (control) and this steadily decreased up to treatment 5. The progressive decrease in nutrient digestibility with increasing levels of PAP could not be attributed to high level of dietary fibre as observed by Butcher et al, (1981) and Onibi and Owa (1999) because the crude fibre in the diets (10.70-17.67%) were within the normal range of 11.0-18.0% recommended in literature (Davidson and Spreadbury, 1975;Adegbola et al, 1985;Igwebuike et al, 1998). It may however, be due to low feed intake and depressed nutrient intake and utilization arising from increasing tannin levels associated with the addition of PAP in the diets.…”

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confidence: 72%

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Utilization of <i>Prosopis africana</i> pulp for rabbit feeding: 2. Effects on nutrient digestibility, blood components and carcass characteristics

Igwebuike¹,

Adamu²,

Kwari³

et al. 2013

Glo Jnl Pure Appl Sci

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A study was conducted to determine the effects of feeding Prosopis africana pulp (PAP) on nutrient digestibility, haematological indices and carcass components of growing rabbits. The experiment which lasted 10 weeks consisted of thirty (30) rabbits of five to six weeks of age. They were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments in groups of six but caged individually. The PAP replaced maize weight for weight at levels of 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% in diets I (control), 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The formulated diets contained similar crude protein content of 18%. The apparent digestibility of nutrients, carcass parameters as well as haematological indices were not significantly (P>0.05) different among the treatments. These results indicate that Prosopis africana pulp can completely replace maize in the diets of growing rabbits without adverse effects on nutrient digestibility, carcass components and blood parameters.

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Utilization of <i>Prosopis africana</i> pulp for rabbit feeding: 2. Effects on nutrient digestibility, blood components and carcass characteristics

Igwebuike¹,

Adamu²,

Kwari³

et al. 2013

Glo Jnl Pure Appl Sci

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Nutrient Digestibility and Carcass Measurement of Growing Rabbits Fed Graded Levels of Bovine Blood-Rumen Content Mixture

Mohammed¹,

Adamu²,

Igwebuike³

et al. 2013

Pakistan J. of Nutrition

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NUTRIENT INTAKE, GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS YIELD OF WEANER RABBITS FED GRADED LEVELS OF DRIED CITRUS (C. sinensis) PULP

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M.O²,

Olanite³

et al. 2016

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A study was conducted to investigate the response of weaner rabbits to graded dietary replacement of wheat offal with dried citrus pulp (DCP) at 0, 10, 20 and 30% (weight/weight) respectively .A total of Sixty-four, male and female weaner rabbits of 56 days old, were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments with sixteen rabbits each and consisting of four rabbits per replicate in a completely ran- domized design. The study lasted for 112 days during which data was obtained on nutrient intake, performance characteristics and carcass yield. The crude protein intake of the rabbits decreased (P<0.05) significantly as the DCP inclusion in the diets increased. There were significant (P<0.01) differences in the values obtained for the final weight, total weight gain, average weight gain, meta- bolic weight gain and growth rate across the treatment groups. The growth rate was 10.29 g/d in the control fed rabbits but further decreased with increasing level of DCP in the diets with values of 11.29, 6.30 and 5.80g/d obtained respectively for rabbit fed with 10%, 20%, and 30% DCP inclusion level. The lowest feed conversion ratio was obtained at the 0% level of DCP inclusion. The retail cut parts indicated a significant (P<0.05) difference in the values for rack and ranged from 11.92 to 18.06g. It was concluded that although, rabbits fed with control diet had the highest overall performance, 10% dietary inclusion of DCP supported improved growth and better carcass yield.

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Effect of Feeding Graded Levels of Sorghum Waste on the Performance and Organ Weights of Growing Rabbits

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Utilization of <i>Prosopis africana</i> pulp for rabbit feeding: 2. Effects on nutrient digestibility, blood components and carcass characteristics

Utilization of <i>Prosopis africana</i> pulp for rabbit feeding: 2. Effects on nutrient digestibility, blood components and carcass characteristics

Nutrient Digestibility and Carcass Measurement of Growing Rabbits Fed Graded Levels of Bovine Blood-Rumen Content Mixture

NUTRIENT INTAKE, GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS YIELD OF WEANER RABBITS FED GRADED LEVELS OF DRIED CITRUS (C. sinensis) PULP

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