Authors : A.H. Akinmutimi, U.I. Okoro and S.F. Abasiekong
Abstract: The effect of quantitative replacement of soyabean meal with raw sword bean meal in grower rabbit diets was investigated using twelve grower rabbits in a completely randomised design experiment. There were four dietary treatments and three rabbits were allocated to each of the diets, therefore by implication, one rabbit per replicate. The experiment lasted for 56 days. The result showed that there was no significant difference (p>0.05) among the treatments with regard to the growth performance parameters. The highest gross margin of N1660.2k was obtained with 15% dietary level of inclusion (96.76% replacement of soyabean meal). The cut-parts and organ weights showed no significant difference (p>0.05) among the treatment means with the exception of the thigh and back-cut for cut-parts and liver and spleen for organ weights. The highest value for back-cut and thigh occurred in diets three and four respectively. The liver and spleen values did not follow any specific trend. Based on the above results, 15% dietary level of inclusion of raw sword bean (96.76% quantitative replacements soyabean meal) compared favourably with control diet (soyabean meal based diet) and hence recommended.
Akinmutimi, A.H. , U.I. Okoro and S.F. Abasiekong , 2006. Effects of Quantitative Replacement of Soya Bean Meal with Raw Sword Bean (Canavalia gladiata) Meal in Grower Rabbit Diets. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 5: 695-698.