Dietary inclusion of blanched African bread fruit (Treculia africana) pulp on the growth performance, haematological indices and nutrient digestibility in Weaner rabbits
| Autor: | C. M. Ugwu, A. O. Ani, M. C. Ogwuegbu, N. W. Anizoba, C. Ezenwosu, E. A. Onu, C. C. Nwoga, L. C. Ali |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, Vol 49, Iss 4, Pp 323-331 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2087-8273 2460-6278 |
| DOI: | 10.14710/jitaa.49.4.323-331 |
| Popis: | Current study examined the impact of blanched African bread fruit pulp (BABP) on growth per-formance, haematology and nutrient digestibility of Weaner rabbits. A total of 200 60-day-old New Zealand White Weaner rabbits with an average weight of 759.5 g were randomly assigned to five groups and fed 0% (control), 5, 10, 15 and 20 % blanched African bread fruit pulp in a completely ran-domized design. The trial lasted for 7 d of adaptation and 56 d for testing. Growth performance was recorded from 60 to 116 d of age (n=5 per treatment with 40 rabbits, 10 per replicate), haematological indices at 116 d of age and nutrient digestibility from 112 to 116 d of age were determined (n=5 per treatment with 16 rabbits, 4 per replicate). Results showed that dietary BABP supplementation at 15, and 20% decreased (P < 0.05) the feed intake and body weight gain. The digestibility of crude protein, crude fiber, and ether extract were also decreased (P < 0.05). Moreover, rabbit at 15, and 20% showed decreased (P < 0.05) packed cell volume, white blood cell and haemoglobin concentration. It was con-cluded that BABP can be incorporated into rabbit diets up to 5-10% inclusion level, without negatively affecting growth performance, haematological indices and nutrient digestibility of rabbits. |
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