Abstract
Seventy two (72) grower rabbits were used to assess the replacement of groundnut cake with Moringa oleifera leaf meal in the diets of grower rabbits and determining its effect on growth; nitrogen digestibility and the economics of rabbit production. There were six (6) dietary treatments with Moringa oleifera leaf meal replacing groundnut cake at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100%; each treatment was replicated three times with four rabbits per replicate in a completely randomize blocked design (CRBD). Proximate analysis of Moringa oleifera leaves on air-cured basis showed that the leaves contained Dry Matter 93.4, Crude Protein 24.8, Crude Fibre 11.1, Ether Extract 2.1, Ash 8.7 and Nitrogen Free Extract 53.5%; with a Metabolizable Energy of 3 316.52 Kcal/kg. Results showed that the final body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and feed to gain ratio showed significant difference ( P 0.05). The study revealed that Moringa oleifera leaf is rich in nutrient and can be used to replace 60% of Groundnut cake in the diets of grower rabbits.
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