Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Rabbits Fed Graded Levels of Balsam Apple (Mormodica balsamina)

2016-05-29T10-30-44Z
Source: International Journal of Livestock Research
Maryam Mainasara Mikailu, Khalifa Muhammad Aljameel, Shehu Ahmad Maigandi, Nasiru Muhammad, Ibrahim Abubakar Anka.
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of graded levels of Mormodica balsamina on performance and carcass characteristics of rabbits. The animals were fed diets containing 0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5% inclusion levels of M. balsamina in a completely randomized experimental design replicated five times. Data were collected for 12 consecutive weeks on feed intake and live weight gain. At the end of the feeding trial, three (3) animals were selected for carcass evaluation. With the exception of feed conversion ratio and final weight gain, results indicated no significant difference between the treatments on all performance parameters (P>0.05), Carcass evaluation shows significant effect on weight of liver and lungs (P


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