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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2025)
Growth performance and economy of feed conversion of weaner rabbits fed rumen content and Chicken intestine mixture
Authors
Mohammed I G, Ijaiya A T, Adama T Z, Tsado D N, Kudu Y S
Abstract
The experiment was designed to evaluate the
growth and economy of feed conversion of growing rabbits (Oryctolagus
cuniculus) fed diet containing varying levels of sun dried rumen content and
chicken intestine mixture (RCCIM). A total of seventy five (75) crossbred
weaner rabbits aged 5 – 6 weeks of mixed sexes were used for this experiment.
The rabbits were randomly allotted to five treatments in a Completely
Randomized Design (CRD). Five experiment diets were formulated comprising of a
mixture of sun dried rumen content and chicken intestine mixture (RCCIM) in the
ration of 50:50. Treatment one (T1) served as the control with 0 % inclusion
level while T2, T3, T4 and T5, T2 were fed 10 % RCCIM, T3 were fed 20 %, RCCIM,
T4 were fed 30 % RCCIM and T5 were fed 40 % RCCIM respectively. The result
showed that chicken intestine had higher crude protein (22.78 %) and higher
energy (2835.62 ME) while the rumen content had higher values in dry matter
(91.72 %) and crude fibre (21.48 %). There were no significant difference
(P>0.05) between the control and T3 over the other treatments in final body
weight, however the feed conversion ratio (FCR) of T3 (3.01) was significantly
different (P<0.05) from the control and other treatments. Similarly, the
results shows that rabbits fed 20 % RCCIM recorded significantly (P<0.05)
higher protein (2.19) and energy efficiency ratios (5.90) over the control and
other treatments. The economy of feed conversion revealed that T3 recorded the
lowest cost per weight gain (N 786.36) over the control and other treatments.
It was therefore concluded that 20 % inclusion of RCCIM in the diet of growing
rabbits had a significant difference (P<0.05) in the final body weight gain
against other treatment groups. It’s therefore recommend that 20 % inclusion of
RCCIM for growing rabbits enhance weight gain and economy of feed conversion.
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Pages:75-80
How to cite this article:
Mohammed I G, Ijaiya A T, Adama T Z, Tsado D N, Kudu Y S "Growth performance and economy of feed conversion of weaner rabbits fed rumen content and Chicken intestine mixture". International Journal of Agriculture and Plant Science, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 75-80
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