Abstract
ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the dietary effects of cowpea hull (CPH) meal on nutrient digestibility, growth, carcass, and biomarker traits of weaner rabbits. Sixteen 6-wk-old hybrids (Chinchilla × New Zealand white) rabbits with an average weight of 760 g were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments in four replications of one rabbit each. The dietary treatments consisted of basal diets supplemented with cowpea hull at 0, 10, 20, and 30% levels, represented as CPH0, CPH10, CPH20, and CPH30. Rabbits fed CPH0 and CPH10 had higher (P < 0.05). It was concluded that up to 10% cowpea hull inclusion did not impair the nutrient digestibility and growth performance of rabbits, but improved their health status and reduced the cost of production.
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