Replacement value of cassava (Manihot esculenta) peel meal for maize on growth performance and profitability of female rabbits
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The effect of different replacement levels of sundried cassava peel meal (SCPM) for maize on growth performance and profitability of female rabbits (does) was investigated. Forty crossbred rabbits between the ages of 10 and11 weeks old and weighing between 1030±0.05 and 1088±0.02 g were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments (i.e. 10 does per treatment in 5 replicates of 2 rabbits each) after weight equalization. The replacement ratios were 100:0, 75: 25, 50: 50 and 25: 75% maize: SCPM for T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. The feeding trial lasted for 60 days during which growth and economics of production parameters were monitored. Results showed no significant (P > 0.05) influence of dietary treatments on daily weight gain, daily feed intake and feed conversion ratio. Feed cost decreases as CPM levels increased in the diets, while the gross profit increases as the levels of SCPM increased in the diets. The study concluded that SCPM could replace maize in diets of rabbits up to 75 percent, without deleterious effects on growth performance characteristics, with the added benefit of cost effectiveness and profitability.
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