Research Article
Effect of Sweet Orange Fruit Waste Diets and Acidifier on Haematology and Serum Chemistry of Weanling Rabbits
Table 1
Composition of experimental diets fed to weaner rabbits.
| | Ingredients (Kg) | 0% control |
acidomix | acidomix | acidomix | acidomix | acidomix | acidomix |
| | Maize | 45.95 | 35.26 | 35.26 | 29.90 | 29.90 | 24.55 | 24.55 | | Soyabean meal | 25.20 | 25.39 | 25.19 | 25.75 | 25.55 | 26.10 | 25.90 | | SOFW | — | 10.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | | Palm kernel cake | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | | Rice offal | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | | Bone meal | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | | Salt | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | | Acidomix AFG | — | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.70 | | Vitamin premix | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | | Methionine | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | | Lysine | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | | Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | | Calculated analyses | | | | | | | | | Crude protein (%) | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | | Ether extract (%) | 4.52 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 6.53 | 6.53 | 7.21 | 7.21 | | Crude fibre (%) | 10.15 | 10.46 | 10.46 | 10.62 | 10.62 | 10.78 | 10.78 | | Calcium (%) | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | | ME (Kcal/Kg) | 2604 | 2651 | 2651 | 2675 | 2675 | 2699 | 2699 | | Feed cost (₦/kg) | 68.31 | 70.07 | 72.85 | 67.48 | 70.26 | 64.89 | 67.67 |
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0.25 kg of premix will supply the following: vitamin A 1500 IU, vitamin D 300 IU, vitamin E 3.00, vitamin K 0.25 g, thiamine 0.2 mg, riboflavin 0.6 mg, pantothenic acid 1.00 mg, pyridoxine 0.4999 mg, niacin 4.00 mg, vitamin B12 0.002 mg, folic acid 0.10 mg, biotin 0.008 mg, choline chloride 0.05 g, antioxidant 0.012 g, manganese 0.0096 g, zinc 0.0060 g, copper 0.0006 g, iodine 0.006 g, iodine 0.00014 g, selenium 0.024, and cobalt 0.004 mg.
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