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\hypersetup{pdftitle={Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Cross Bred Rabbits Fed Differently Processed Unripe Plantain Peel Meals},pdfauthor={Abasiama Robert, Ausaji Ayuk, Magnus Anya},pdfsubject={Tropentag 2016: Abstract},pdfkeywords={ Maize, plantain peels, processing, rabbits  },pdfpagemode=None,colorlinks=true}
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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Cross Bred Rabbits Fed Differently Processed Unripe Plantain Peel Meals\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Ausaji Ayuk, Universty of Calabar, Dept. of Animal Science, Etta Agbor, 540001~Calabar, Nigeria, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{yinsaj@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Abasiama Robert, Ausaji Ayuk, Magnus Anya}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{Universty of Calabar, Dept. of Animal Science, Nigeria}}}
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The effect of differently processed unripe plantain peel based diets on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of cross bred (New Zealand White X Chinchilla) rabbits was evaluated.  Twenty five weaned rabbits of both sexes with an average initial weight of 671.05 $\pm$2.3 g at 6--7 weeks of age were used. The rabbits were assigned to five experimental diets in a Completely Randomised Design. Diets were isocaloric and isonitrogenous and formulated using each of these processed forms (Sundried, toasted, fermented and urea"=treated) of unripe plantain peel meal (UPPM) to replace 50 percent of maize in each diet.  The first diet (control) contained 400\,g\,kg\textsuperscript{-1} of maize. The second to fifth diet contained each  200\,g\,kg\textsuperscript{-1} of the different processed forms of UPPM as listed above. The feeding trial lasted for nine weeks. The results obtained showed that final body weight, total feed intake, weekly feed intake, average daily feed intake, total weight gain, average daily weight gain, weekly weight gain and feed conversion ratio were significantly ($p < 0.05$) influenced by dietary treatments. Diet 1 had the highest final body weight, highest weight gain and feed intake as compared to fermented, toasted, sundried and urea treated UPPM diets. Carcass measures and cuts were significantly ($p < 0.05$) influenced by diets. The dressing percentage of fermented UPPM based diets was significantly ($p < 0.05$) higher than the control and other processed forms of UPPM based diets. The cost of feed was highest for the control and least for the sundried but the cost per kilogram weight gain was least for the fermented and highest for the control. Although the control performed better in final body weight and weight gain, it was cheaper to produce one kilogram of meat with the fermented feed than control, followed by sundried, then toasted and urea- treated processing methods.  }

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:}  Maize, plantain peels, processing, rabbits  
\index[key]{ Maize}
\index[key]{Plantain peels}
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\index[key]{Rabbits  }
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