THE EFFECT OF TOASTED SOYA BEAN SEEDS (GLYCINE MAX MERR.) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF WEANER RABBITS (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS

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dc.contributor.authorODIBA, CELINA OJOMA
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-26T09:05:46Z
dc.date.available2014-02-26T09:05:46Z
dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FACULTY OF SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA – NIGERIA JULY, 2011en_US
dc.description.abstractStudies were conducted on the growth performance of weaner rabbits fed with soya beans seed meal. Thirty weaner rabbits of 8 weeks old, with an average weight of 543g were used for the study, which was carried out over a period of 56 days. The rabbits were randomly allotted to five dietary treatment groups having two replicates with three rabbits per replicate in a completely randomized design. Data for each parameter were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the means were compared for significant differences (P 0.05). The raw and toasted (at 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes) soya bean seeds were analyzed for Dry Matter (DM), ash content, Crude Protein (CP), Crude Fibre (CF) and Nitrogen Free Extract (NFE), Ether Extract (EE) and anti-nutritional factors (phytate, hydrogen cyanide, oxalate, saponins and tannins). Each diet was offered ad-libitum for a period of 56 days. Rabbits fed Diet 1 which contained raw soya bean seeds served as the control. Diets 2, 3, 4 and 5 contained soya bean seeds toasted for 30, 40, 50 and 60 minutes respectively. The crude protein and anti-nutritional factors in the raw soya bean seeds decreased with increase in toasted time. There was a significant difference (P 0.05) between the anti-nutritional factors of raw and toasted soya bean seeds. The rabbits fed with Diet 2 had the highest total weight gain (454g) than those fed with Diet 1 (354g) while those fed with Diet 5 (136g) had the least. There was a significant difference (P 0.05) between the growth of rabbits fed the experimental diets and in the crude protein contents of the rabbit’s carcasses between Diets 2 and 1. The results suggested that 30 minutes toasting of soya bean seeds inclusion in rabbit diet gave the best growth performance.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2713
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher11en_US
dc.subjectTOASTED,en_US
dc.subjectSOYA BEAN SEEDS,en_US
dc.subjectLYCINE MAX MERR.,en_US
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE,en_US
dc.subjectWEANER RABBITS,en_US
dc.subjectORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUSen_US
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF TOASTED SOYA BEAN SEEDS (GLYCINE MAX MERR.) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF WEANER RABBITS (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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