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16 female grower rabbits were randomly assigned to any of 4 isonitrogeneous and iso-caloric diets containing 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% pawpaw meal (PPM) such that to each dietary treatment were 4 does. After 7 weeks of ad libitum feeding, all the animals were sacrificed and evaluated for reproductive tract morphometry and some haematological characteristics. The results showed similarities (P>0.05) between the diets for all the parameters evaluated. The results suggest that dietary PPM up to 30% level of inclusion may support normal body functions and the physiology of reproduction in female rabbits. (Afr. J. Biomed. Res. 9: 199 – 204) Keywords: Pawpaw peels, haematology, reproductive tract, morphometry |
