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    Effect of Breed and Sex on Pelt Growth of New Zealand White and Chinchilla Gigantas Rabbits.
    (International Conference of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, 2022-12-12) Eniwaiye, A. A.; Otu, B. O.; Kolo, S. P.; Owolabi, S. J.
    New Zealand White and Chinchilla Giganta rabbits are breeds of rabbits popularly known for their meat production and pet strain and usually produce top quality pelts when slaughtered. As the rabbits increased in sizes, so also are the pelt weight and pelt area which corresponded to the body volume and the vastness of the pelt. The research aim was to study the effect of breeds and sexes on the development of pelt. A total of 216 (54 males and 54 females of NZW; 54 males and 54 females of the Chinchilla Giganta) rabbits were used in this research. Data were analysed with analysis of variance using GenStat software and the pelt area was calculated using ImageJ analysis. Variables observed were pelt weights and pelt area. The results showed that sexes had no interaction on pelt area but the breed does, and as the rabbit’s increases in age, so also the increase in pelt weight and pelt area
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    Effect of spice-treated sundried bovine rumen digesta on performance, carcass characteristics and nutrient digestibility of finisher broiler chickens
    (Journal of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, 2023-04-12) Eniwaiye, A. A.; Otu, B. O.; Kolo, P. S.; Owolabi, S. J.; Balogun, M. A.; Ochiyan, M. A.
    The study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding diets containing spice treated Sundried Bovine Rumen Digesta (SDBRD) on growth performance, carcass characteristics and nutrient digestibility of broiler chickens. A total of one hundred and fifty (150) day old broiler chickens were assigned to five (5) diets in triplicates containing ten (10) birds each in a completely randomized design. The diets were; T1, (control, 0% SDBRD), T2 (20% SDBRD without spice supplementation), T3 (20% SDBRD + 200 mg ginger), T4 (20% SDBRD + 200 mg garlic), and T5 (20% SDBRD + 200 mg thyme). Data were collected on growth performance, carcass characteristics and nutrient digestibility. The data were analysed using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and differences among mean were separated with the Duncan Multiple range. The results showed that broiler chickens fed diets containing spices-supplemented SDBRD had significantly (p<0.05) higher weight gain and better feed conversion ratio (FCR). The live weight and dressing percentage were significantly (p<0.05) higher among birds fed spice-supplemented diets compared to the control and the un-supplemented SDBRD diet. However, digestibility for dry matter and crude protein was higher (p<0.05) on T1 and T2 than on spicesupplemented diets. It was concluded that the combination of sundried bovine rumen digesta and spices such as garlic, ginger and thyme improve growth performance, carcass characteristics and nutrient digestibility, and can therefore be included in the ratio of broiler finisher at 20% level without any deleterious effect.