Effects Of Various Ratios Of Grass And Legume (Pennisetum purpureum And Leuceana leococephala) Concentrate Rations

ABSTRACT

 30 weaner rabbits were used to investigate the effect of various ratios of grass and legume (Penniseiwn pennisetum purpureum and Leucaena leucocephaia) on performance of werner rabbits; feu basal con oftete ratjon. 1 Ic animals were divided into 5 treatment diets with 3 reuia:ates having 2 .c.LIUILS per recliciate. The treatment diets are as follows: TI (20g:iiUi), T2 (40g:601), T3 50g: 531).. T4 (60g:401) and T5 (t0g:20l). The experiment lasied fur 56 days. Tto JesL.e of the oxjicriment was Completely Randomized Design. Daft. were coilecteci a: :uec: ni.ake. \rclgnt gain (frein where feed conversion ratio was caicaotcd), carcass queNty, organ weghts and haeaiatoiogical indices. There was no githcant (1>0.b) crc for :f I parameters considered, ecpt br duly reed inteko. 4 had the wurt daily feI intake (112.21 g) and diet 3 had the highest (132.(). The feed cony .'rsiun ratio ot diet 4 was ilumerically thvouicd among others (1.39, 1.38, 1.44 and I ft5). hur corcaus characteristics, there was significant ditference (P<0.(5) icr all the p. etcr:; consaSoru, with the (o:ccpiton ci baci cut, bieosl cut, shouJeu aeci perceii1:: reed veifut. T3 had the highest values for thigh, drumstick and oreaie:. T1e once 'a rights were significantly different (P<0.05) for all the parameters consiucred uCu for kidney. T4 had the closest value to the conkol diet vim , 2 j 2 '3 bud and 2 a33) ft valucs