Feed additive effect of jatropha (jatropha tangorensis) on haematology of growing rabbits

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effect of Jatropha (Jatropha tangorensis) as feed additive on the hacmotology of growing rabbits. A total number of sixteen rabbits were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments (T1, T2, T3 and T4) in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of 4 rabbits per treatment with 2 rabbits per replicate, the rabbits were given a standard routine practices throughout the experiment that lasted for a period of 8 weeks. The Jatropha was included at graded levels of 0g, 50g, 70g, 90g per kg feed in T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively. At the end of the experiment, one rabbit was randomly selected per treatment replicate and the blood sample was collected for haematological analysis. There was no significant difference in the haematological values, but the values falls within the normal range and mean values of rabbits. Therefore the results shows that the addition of Jatropha as feed additive to rabbit diets do not alter their haematological parameters.
Keywords: Feed additive, Jatropha, haematology and Rabbit