Abstract
Oruwari, B.M., Ekine, O.A., Monsi, A. and Hart, D.A. 1998. Atherogenic effects of dietary palm oil in rabbit. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 14: 193–198. Adult rabbits (chinchilla) of both sexes were used to determine the atherogenic effects of dietary palm oil by feeding them diets supplemented with palm oil (4, 8 and 12%) which replaced corn in the control (basal) diet on w/w basis in a randomized block design. Following the eight weeks experimental period, 16 rabbits of each sex were sampled. Results demonstrated that inclusion of palm oil in the diet linearly (P<0.01) increased serum cholesterol and triacylglycerides (TG), thus showing palm oil to be atherogenic. The females had a significantly higher serum cholesterol and TG level than the males. Liver, abdominal fat and heart weights adjusted on body weight basis were significantly (P<0.01) higher at 8 and 12% levels of palm oil than 4%. Therefore, palm oil should not exceed 4% in the diet of rabbits.
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