Performance and Haemato-Biochemical Parameters of Weaner Rabbits Fed Diets Supplemented with Dried Water Melon Peel (Rind) Meal

Alagbe Jo

doi:10.19080/jdvs.2018.08.555741

Abstract

Performance and Haemato-Biochemical Parameters of Weaner Rabbits Fed Diets Supplemented with Dried Water Melon Peel (Rind) Meal

Highlights

Protein is the basic structural material from which all body tissues are formed and it has been reported its intake of most developing countries including Nigeria is very low due to the high cost of victual; With the rapid increase in the population rate, there have been an increase in competition among feed stuffs which are used in feed making with human beings, sundry efforts are been made by Animal nutritionist in order to provide solution to the low protein intake especially from animals to increment the caliber of animal protein intake of the populace by probing for alternatives that are more frugal sources of feed ingredients to procure prosperity in livestock management
The utilization of unconventional feedstuffs and forages which are not consumed by humans can be used to produce animal feeds [1]. Among such alternatives is the use of water melon peels which is found abundant in minerals/ vitamins and can be used to feed animals like rabbits due to fast growing characteristics and their ability to convert tropical forages and agricultural by products to human food
The rind was cut into pieces and sundried for 6 days, the dried rinds were milled in a hammer mill to form water melon rind meal (WMR)

Summary

Introduction

Protein is the basic structural material from which all body tissues are formed and it has been reported its intake of most developing countries including Nigeria is very low due to the high cost of victual; With the rapid increase in the population rate, there have been an increase in competition among feed stuffs which are used in feed making with human beings, sundry efforts are been made by Animal nutritionist in order to provide solution to the low protein intake especially from animals to increment the caliber of animal protein intake of the populace by probing for alternatives that are more frugal sources of feed ingredients to procure prosperity in livestock management. Among such alternatives is the use of water melon peels which is found abundant in minerals/ vitamins and can be used to feed animals like rabbits due to fast growing characteristics and their ability to convert tropical forages and agricultural by products to human food (meat).

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