RETRACTED ARTICLE: Effects of replacing groundnut cake with rumen content supplemented with or without enzyme in the diet of weaner rabbits

Table 1 Composition of experimental diet (Kg/100 kg)

	Levels of rumen content replacement for groundnut cake (%)
	0 %		25 %		50 %
Ingredients	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6
Rumen content	0	0	4.5	4.5	9	9
GNC	18	18	13.5	13.5	9	9
Enzyme	0	+	0	+	0	+
Maize	40	40	40	40	40	40
Fishmeal	1	1	1	1	1	1
Maize offal	14	14	14	14	14	14
Rice bran	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3
Wheat offal	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2
Bone meal	3	3	3	3	3	3
Limestone	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Salt	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35
Premix	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Lysine	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Methionine	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100
Analyzed proximate values
Crude protein (%)	17.57	17.57	16.31	16.31	15.08	15.08
Crude fiber (%)	5.51	5.51	7.13	7.13	8.73	8.73
Ether extract (%)	4.52	4.52	4.37	4.37	4.23	4.23
M.E cal/kg	2701.40	2701.40	2685.35	2685.35	2669.09	2669.09
Moisture (%)	8.61	8.61	8.57	8.57	8.54	8.54
Total Ash	12.28	12.28	12.77	12.77	11.95	11.95

BioMix Grower (BIOORGANICS) Primix used contained the followingper kg:VitA = 8,000,000 IU
VitD3 = 1,500,000,vitE = 7000 mg, vitk = 1500 mg, vitB1 = 2000 mg,vitB2 = 2500 mg,Niacin = 15,000 mg
pentatonicacid = 5500 mg,VitB6 = 2000 mg,VitB12 = 10 mg, folicacid = 500 mg, BiotinHg = 250 mg
cholinechloride = 175,000 mg,cobalt = 200 mg,copper = 3000 mg,iodine = 1000 mg, iron = 21,0000 mg
manganese = 40,000 mg, selenium = 200 mg, zinc = 31,000 mg, Antioxidant = 1250 mg
*Recommended inclusion level of enzyme: Enzyme: Maxi grain: 4 kg/tone of feed (0.4 g/100 kg)
Source: Field research at The teaching and research Farm, University of Abuja

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