EFFECT OF COTTONSEED MEAL SUPPLEMENTED WITH LYSINE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF RABBIT BUCKS

Authors

  • M. Abdulrashid Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
  • A. Abdulkadir Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
  • I. U. Gadzama National Animal Production Research Institute, Shika-Zaria, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7610

Keywords:

Cottonseed meal, Growth Performance, Lysine, Rabbit Bucks

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of cottonseed meal supplemented with lysine on growth performance of rabbit bucks. Twenty five (25) mixed breeds of rabbit bucks, 6 – 7 weeks old, were weighed and randomly assigned to five (5) dietary treatments consisted five animals per treatment in a Completely Randomized Design. Treatment 1 served as the reference diet (control) with neither cottonseed meal nor lysine, while T2, T3, T4 and T5 each contained 25% CSM with varying inclusion levels of lysine (0.00, 0.60, 0.80 and 1.00), respectively. The results obtained showed that the inclusion of lysine had positive significant effect (P<0.05) on all the growth parameters studied namely final weight, average daily weight gain (ADWG), average daily feed intake (ADFI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR). The final weight values observed ranged between 1111.66 g (T2) and 1395.05 g (T1). The mean FCR values obtained indicated better records (5.59) in rabbit bucks on T1, but indicated poorest records (8.79) in rabbit bucks on T2. The results of this research show that cottonseed meal with different levels of lysine supplements have
significant effects on growth performance of rabbit bucks. 

Author Biographies

M. Abdulrashid, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Science

A. Abdulkadir, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Science

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Abdulrashid, M. ., Abdulkadir, A. ., & Gadzama, I. U. . (2024). EFFECT OF COTTONSEED MEAL SUPPLEMENTED WITH LYSINE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF RABBIT BUCKS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 72–77. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7610

Issue

2019: NSAP 2019 Proceedings

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