Response of Weaner Rabbits to Concentrate Supplemented 
 with Varying Levels of Syndrella nodiflora Forage

Omoikhoje, S. O.; Bamgbose, A. M.; Aruna, M. B.; Animashahun, R.A.

doi:10.3923/pjn.2006.577.579

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“…However, the white blood cell count remained unchanged with age, but increased with forage addition. Similar results have been shown using P. phaseoloides green forage and Syndrella nodiflora (Omoikhoje et al, 2006;Bleyere et al, 2013).…”

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“…Daily gain and feed efficiency observed in this study are similar to previous studies on the use of forage in the diet of rabbit reared in tropical conditions Kimsé et al, 2013), but higher than the values observed by Omoikhoje et al (2006). Organic matter digestion of the diet dropped when forage was added.…”

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“…The effect of forage addition on feed intake has been reported by several studies. For instance, Kimsé et al (2013) and Omoikhoje et al (2006) also observed a higher intake when forage was added to the pelleted diet. Forage effect on rabbit ingestion varies with the type of plant.…”

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“…For example, young rabbit growth performance was not affected by the use of Centrosema pubescens as forage , although the dietary crude protein level decreased (-20 g/kg dry matter [DM]) and fibre level increased (neutral detergent fibre [NDF]=+70 g/kg DM). Besides, Syndrella nodiflora forage increases daily gain (+5 g/d, Omoikhoje et al, 2006). A 20% addition of P. phaseoloides in a diet increased daily gain (+3 g/d), but an inclusion at 40% decreased the daily gain (-1 g/d, .…”

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Effect of tropical green forage Pueraria phaseoloides addition to a pelleted complete feed on rabbit growth performance and digestion

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The aim of this work was to study the effect of tropical green forage on rabbit growth performance and apparent digestibility. Thirty rabbits weaned at 35 d of age were individually caged and allotted to 2 dietary treatments. From 35 to 90 d of age, the control group C was fed ad libitum with commercial pelleted diet C only, while the test group was fed the C diet and forage Pueraria phaseoloides (Pp) ad libitum. Individual water and feed intake, body weight gain, nutrient apparent digestibility, red and white blood cells were studied. Mean housing temperature was 27.7°C. Water intake (35-90 d) did not differ between the 2 groups (mean=128 mL/d), whereas feed intake (35-90 d) was twice as high, with Pp (114 vs. 56 g; P=0.02). Forage intake doubled every 2 wk, averaging 50% of the total intake from 35 to 90 d of age. The growth rate was higher (+30%) in the Pp group after weaning (35-49 d) but did not differ between groups thereafter. The feed conversion was higher for the Pp group after weaning only (+ 87%; P<0;05). Weight of rabbits and feed efficiency were not affected by forage addition. Organic matter digestibility of diet C alone was roughly twofold higher compared to C+Pp (P=0.03). Red blood cells were not affected by treatments (4.1×10 12 cells/L). However, the white blood cell count was higher in Pp than in C group (7.4×10 9 vs. 3.9×10 9 cells/L; P<0.01). P. phaseoloides may be used as a complement to a balanced pelleted feed, but further studies with a large number of rabbits are necessary to analyse the potential impact on health status.

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“…The inclusion of the forage Pueraria phaseoloides may have also contributed to the study's normal haematological range. In previous studies, [19] found that rabbits in cages given commercial concentrate had lower haematological values than rabbits maintained on natural diets or a mix of concentrate and forages.…”

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Growth performance and blood profile of weaned rabbits fed graded levels of Hevea brasiliensis seed meal as a protein source

Animashahun

Omoikhoje

Agbede

et al. 2023

2023 International Conference on Science, Engineering and Business for Sustainable Development Goals (SEB-SDG)

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A ten-week investigation was undertaken to assess the incorporation of Hevea brasilliensis seed meal (RSM) as an alternative to soyabean meal (SBM) in rabbits' feed. Sixty kit rabbits were distributed at random to four treatments diets and five rabbits / replicate in a completely randomized design (CRD). The diets consist of a control diet (0% RSM) as well as three experimental diets, containing 25%, 50% and 75% RSM. Results showed that RSM affected (P < 0.05) the rabbits' blood profile and performance. The weight gain was similar (P > 0.05) up to 50% SBM replacement, while feed conversion ratio (FCR) were similar (P > 0.05) across the replacement levels. The highest weight gain and best FCR were observed in diets containing 50% and 25% RSM respectively. The highest values of packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb), white blood cells (WBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), were noted in Diet 4 (75% RSM). The total protein increased with an increased level of RSM in the diet, while as RSM in the diet increased, the liver enzymes dropped. . In conclusion, RSM could effectively replace 50% SBM as protein ingredient in growing rabbits' diets.

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Performance of weaner rabbits fed a concentrate diet supplemented with pawpaw leaves

Aderinboye

Oladeji

Abaire

et al. 2014

Trop Anim Health Prod

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This experiment investigated the performance of weaner rabbits fed concentrate diets supplemented with pawpaw leaves (PPL). Twenty-four male weaner rabbits aged 5 weeks, weighing between 350 and 450 g were used. Concentrate diet was supplemented with PPL in ratios 100:0, 70:30, 50:50 and 30:70. Rabbits were randomly allotted to the four diets in a completely randomised design for 8 weeks, with six rabbits per diet. Results showed that rabbits supplemented with 30 and 50 % PPL had higher (P < 0.05) dry matter intake to sole concentrate. At 70 % PPL, dry matter intake did not vary with other treatments. Weight gain was higher (P < 0.05) in rabbits fed 30 and 50 % PPL than sole concentrate. Rabbits fed 70 % PPL had lower (P < 0.05) weight gain to animals fed 30 % PPL but gained similarly (P > 0.05) to those fed on 50 % PPL and sole concentrate. Feed conversion ratio improved (P < 0.05) in animals fed 30, 50 and 70 % PPL. Rabbits fed 30 % PPL had the highest (P < 0.05) protein efficiency ratio. Rabbits had higher dry matter digestibility (P < 0.05) with PPL supplementation than sole concentrate while crude protein and fibre digestibility was higher with 30 and 50 % PPL. Haematological and serum parameters in rabbits were unaltered with feeding PPL. It is concluded that weaner rabbits can utilise PPL as supplement to concentrate diet at 30 to 70 % dry matter with positive responses in performance and nutrient digestibility without deleterious effect on the physiological status of the rabbits.

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Response of Weaner Rabbits to Concentrate Supplemented with Varying Levels of Syndrella nodiflora Forage

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Effect of tropical green forage Pueraria phaseoloides addition to a pelleted complete feed on rabbit growth performance and digestion

Effect of tropical green forage Pueraria phaseoloides addition to a pelleted complete feed on rabbit growth performance and digestion

Growth performance and blood profile of weaned rabbits fed graded levels of Hevea brasiliensis seed meal as a protein source

Performance of weaner rabbits fed a concentrate diet supplemented with pawpaw leaves

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