HAEMATOLOGY AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF WEANER RABBITS FED FERMENTED — BOILED ACKEE APPLE SEEDMEAL

Authors

  • A. A. Ogunbode Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State
  • T. O. Adams Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State
  • R. A. Adegbite Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State
  • S. A. Waheed Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7115

Keywords:

Haematology, serum, weaner rabbits, fermentation, boiling, ackee apple seed

Abstract

A four-week study was conducted to evaluate the haematology and serum biochemical indices of weaner rabbits fed graded levels of fermented-boiled ackee apple seed meal (FBAASM). Four experimental diets were formulated with diet 1 (control) containing 0% FBAASM, while diets 2 to 4 contained 3%, 10% and 15% inclusion levels of FBAASM respectively. A total of 16 weaner rabbits were allotted into four dietary treatments. Each treatment consisted of 2 replicates of 4 rabbits in a completely randomized design. The experiment lasted 28 days. The result of the experiment showed that there were no significant (P>0.05) differences in all the haematological parameters measured. However, the experimental diet had significant effect (P<0.005) on Globulin and Glucose. It was concluded that inclusion of, fermented-boiled ackee apple seed meal in weaners rabbit diet up to 15% did not any deleterious effect on blood parameters of weaner rabbit

Author Biographies

A. A. Ogunbode, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State

Department of Animal Health and Production Technology, School of Animal and Fisheries Technology

T. O. Adams, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State

Department of Animal Health and Production Technology, School of Animal and Fisheries Technology

R. A. Adegbite, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State

Department of Animal Health and Production Technology, School of Animal and Fisheries Technology

S. A. Waheed, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, PMB 10, Igboora, Oyo State

Department of Animal Health and Production Technology, School of Animal and Fisheries Technology

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Published

2024-07-15

How to Cite

Ogunbode, A. A., Adams, T. O., Adegbite, R. A., & Waheed, S. A. (2024). HAEMATOLOGY AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF WEANER RABBITS FED FERMENTED — BOILED ACKEE APPLE SEEDMEAL. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 626–629. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7115

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2016: NSAP 2016 Proceedings

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