Effects of Local Spices on the Utilization of Cassava Peel Meal-Based Diets by Weaner Rabbits

Effect of Dietary Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) Powder on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, And Gut Microbiota in Weaned Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

“…Body weight gain also improved in groups given ginger in their diets compared to the control. This observation was also in close agreement with the reports of Okoye et al (2006) and Zhang et al (2009) who reported increased daily weight gain by supplementing ginger powder with broilers. However, these observations contradicts Omege et al, (2007); Ademola et al 2006) and those of Horton et al, (1991) who reported that addition of garlic and ginger did not improved the weight gain in broiler, sheep, and swine.…”

“…The higher feed intake in rabbits fed ginger powder maybe due to the enhanced palatability, flavour and test of the feed which might have improve the appetite of the rabbits hence stimulating better feed consumption. The improvement in intake from this study is accordance with the works of Adeniyi and Balogun (2002); Okoye et al (2006) and Omage et al (2007).…”

Effect of Dietary Phytobiotics Blend (Turmeric, Garlic, Ginger and Clove) on Growth Performance, Carcass Yield, Haematology and Serum Biochemistry of Rabbits

“…It also suggests that the odor of the diets were not extremely pungent to clamp down feed intakes. The increased feed intake observed in this study is in agreement with the reports of Okoye et al (2006); Omage et al (2007) and Adeniyi and Balogun (2002). Effect of phytobiotic blend had significant effect on cost per kg diet (N/kg) is as a result of the additional cost of the blend that was included in the diets and this is in agreement with the report of Okanlawon et al (2020a) who also recorded significant increase the price of diets as the level of inclusion of turmeric in the diet of rabbit increases.…”