Performance of growing rabbits fed diets containing fermented and unfermented cassava leaf: peel meal mix as replacement for maize

Sogunle O.M., . and Adesanya P.A., . and Egbeyale L.T., . and Adeyemi O.A., . and Eniolorunda O.O., . and Njoku C.P., . Performance of growing rabbits fed diets containing fermented and unfermented cassava leaf: peel meal mix as replacement for maize. pp. 61-72. ISSN 1394-3227

The effects of feeding diets containing fermented and unfermented combinations of cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix (CLM-PM) on performance and carcass characteristics of growing rabbits were investigated in a derived savannah vegetation zone of South West Nigeria. Fifty 6-week old growing rabbits of mixed breed (New Zealand White x Chinchila) and sexes with an average weight range of 600-610 g were randomly distributed into five groups to assess five treatment diets: Diet A (Control) 50 maize Diet B 25 and Diet C 50 replacement of dietary maize with unfermented cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix (UCLM-PM) and Diet D 25 and Diet E 50 replacement of dietary maize with fermented cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix (FCLM-PM in a completely randomized design. The rabbits were individually caged. The trial lasted for 56 d after which the rabbits were starved overnight and slaughtered. Performance data indicated that body weight gain and feed to gain ratio were significantly higher (P0.05) for FCLM-PM compared with UCLM-PM. A similar trend was observed for digestibility and carcass attributes. Dietary treatments however did not influence (P0.05) liver and kidney weights. Diet D showed consistent superior performance in dressing out percentage primal cuts of fore and hind parts compared to the control and other dietary treatments. The superiority of Diet D was further emphasized as the cost of producing a kg of rabbit using the diet was 16.88 lower compared to Diet A. It was therefore concluded that replacement of 25 of dietary maize content of rabbit diet with fermented cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix can result in superior performance over the control diet.

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Abstract

The effects of feeding diets containing fermented and unfermented combinations of cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix (CLM-PM) on performance and carcass characteristics of growing rabbits were investigated in a derived savannah vegetation zone of South West Nigeria. Fifty 6-week old growing rabbits of mixed breed (New Zealand White x Chinchila) and sexes with an average weight range of 600-610 g were randomly distributed into five groups to assess five treatment diets: Diet A (Control) 50 maize Diet B 25 and Diet C 50 replacement of dietary maize with unfermented cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix (UCLM-PM) and Diet D 25 and Diet E 50 replacement of dietary maize with fermented cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix (FCLM-PM in a completely randomized design. The rabbits were individually caged. The trial lasted for 56 d after which the rabbits were starved overnight and slaughtered. Performance data indicated that body weight gain and feed to gain ratio were significantly higher (P0.05) for FCLM-PM compared with UCLM-PM. A similar trend was observed for digestibility and carcass attributes. Dietary treatments however did not influence (P0.05) liver and kidney weights. Diet D showed consistent superior performance in dressing out percentage primal cuts of fore and hind parts compared to the control and other dietary treatments. The superiority of Diet D was further emphasized as the cost of producing a kg of rabbit using the diet was 16.88 lower compared to Diet A. It was therefore concluded that replacement of 25 of dietary maize content of rabbit diet with fermented cassava leaf meal and peel meal mix can result in superior performance over the control diet.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Cassava
AGROVOC Term:	Leaf
AGROVOC Term:	Animal feeding
AGROVOC Term:	Diet treatment
AGROVOC Term:	Fermented products
AGROVOC Term:	Rabbits
AGROVOC Term:	Animal performance
AGROVOC Term:	Meat production
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21517

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