Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances1683-99191996-3289Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/ajava.2009.214.218EkpoJ.S. SolomonI.P. IsaacL.J. EkpoK.O. LeoO.O. 4200944An eleven-week research was conducted to evaluate the
carcass characteristic and economics of production of rabbit fed cassava
peel meal, peeled cassava tuber meal and composite cassava tuber meal
diets. Twenty-four weaner rabbits of mixed strains and sexes aged 6 to
7 weeks randomly allotted to four dietary treatments replicated two times
each with 3 rabbits per replicate in a completely randomized design. The
parameters studied were final live-weights, dressed weight, dressing percentage,
internal organs weights, feed cost (N kg–1),
total feed cost (N), feed cost (N kg–1 gain)
and relative cost advantage (%). There was no significant difference (p>0.05)
in the final live weights, dressed weights, dressing percentage and in
most of the internal organs measured. However, economic of production
data indicated lowest cost per weight gain (N kg–1)
by the rabbits fed composite cassava tuber meal, while highest cost per
weight gain was recorded in the rabbits fed the control diet (maize meal).]]>AOAC.,199015th Edn.,Bradbury, M.G., S.V. Egan and J.H. Bradbury,199979593601Esonu, B.O. and A.B.I. Udedibie,1993208185Eshiet, N.O., T.A. Omole and A.A. Adegbola,19802133177Fielding, D.,1991pp: 106pp: 106Lebas, F., P. Coudert, R. Rouvier and H. De-Rocchambeau,19861986Lukefahr, S.D. and P.R. Cheeke,1991692635Obikaonu, H.O. and A.B.I. Udedibie,200675255Omole, T.A. and E.B. Sonaiya,198123729737Omole, T.A.,19921992Owen, J.E.,198139211Oluyemi, J.A.,19841984pp: 138144Steel, R.G.D. and J.H. Torrie,19802nd Edn.,Pages: 481Pages: 481Zar, J.H.,19842nd Edn.,Pages: 718Pages: 718