Ubua, J.A., Istifanus, E.F., Umoren, E.P., Solomon, I.P., Idang, E.J. and Elijah, N.A

• access_time15 February, 2024

  subjectCategory: Agricultural Sciences

• This study was carried out to evaluate how differently processed Bambara nut (Vigna subterrenean) seed meal could influence the haematological characteristics of grower rabbits for a period of eight weeks. Twenty grower rabbits aged 10 to 12 weeks were used for this study. The rabbits were raised intensively and were provided with feed and clean drinking water. Four experimental diets were formulated to contain 25% RBSM, SBSM, CBSM and TBSM and coded as T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively. The four treatment groups were assigned to the four experimental diets in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Each treatment was replicated five times with one (1) rabbit per replicate. Blood samples were collected from each replicate for haematological analysis. The experimental data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) in a completely randomized design, using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 16. There were (P<0.05) significant differences among treatment groups for all the haernatological parameters evaluated. RBC results obtained were 45.55%, 32.28%, 47.58% and 33.59% for T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively. WBC were 8.739x10, 4.659x 10, 7.909x10, and 7.119 x 10 /l for T , T , T and 9 1 2 3T diets respectively. From the findings of this study, soaked Bambara nut seed meal at 25% is non-toxic and can support and maintain a good health status of grower rabbits.
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