EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF WILD MELON (ADENOPUS BREVIFLORUS) ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF WEANER RABBITS AND THE ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the growth performance and cost implications
of different parts of Adenopus breviflorus meal on weaner rabbits in an eight weeks
feeding trial. A total of twenty four (24) weaner rabbit of mixed breed of age
ranging from six to eight weeks with an average initial weight of 656.60g, 654.92g
and 656.72g for T1, T2 and T3 respectively were used for the study. Three
experimental diets were formulated comprising 0% of Adenopus breviflorus meal,
10% of Adenopus breviflorus leaf meal and 10% Adenopus breviflorus pod meal for
treatment 1, 2 and 3 respectively. The rabbit were allocated randomly to the three
different treatment diets designated as T1, T2, and T3 with eight replicates per
treatment. The experimental design used was Completely Randomized Design
(CRD), significant differences were separated using Duncan's multiple range test.
At the end of the feeding trial which lasted for 56 days, growth performance
parameters (feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion ratio) were determined.
Results obtained showed a significant (p> 0.05) differences among different
treatments groups. Increased weight gain from rabbit fed T2 (1197.08g) followed by
those fed with T1 (1003.10g) while the least was recorded for those fed with T3
(921.15). Feed intake significantly (P
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