Assessment of Caecal Microbiome in two Breeds of Rabbits Fed Fermented Cocoa Podhusk Meal

Autor: Muyiwa Adegbenro, O. B. Faluyi, M. A. Olude
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology. 6:316-325
ISSN: 2456-1878
Popis: The study was conducted to determine the effect of inclusion of fermented cocoa pod husk meal in feed of rabbits on the microbial flora in the caecum.Sixty 5 weeks (35 days) old grower rabbits comprising 2 breeds (thirty New Zealand White and thirty Chinchilla) were used for the study. They were randomly distributed into six treatments of 10 rabbits per group and fed diets containing fermented cocoa pod husk meal (FCPHM) at 0%, 12.5% and 25% inclusion levels for a period of 8 weeks. Contents of the caecumof experimental rabbits were collected at the end of the feeding trial for analysis of bacterial counts/load, identification and characterization of the bacteria organisms. The results showed that the different breeds of rabbit and varying inclusion levels of FCPHM had significant influence (P
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