Influence of housing systems on the performance and reproductive characteristics of wearner rabbits reared in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
2010
Ndor, L. (Rivers State Univ. of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt (Nigeria). Dept. of Animal Science) | Owen, O.J. (Rivers State Univ. of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt (Nigeria). Dept. of Animal Science) | Nyeche, V.N. (Rivers State Univ. of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt (Nigeria). Dept. of Animal Science)
A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of rabbits reared under three different housing systems; (a) conventional housing system (hutch, control), (b) non conventional housing system (deep litter system) and (c) another non conventional system (bare mud floor). The two non-conventional systems were adopted to conform to methods currently employed by ordinary peasants. The study lasted 28 weeks. A total number of 30 adult rabbits of the medium sized breed category of both sexes aged 5-6 months were assigned randomly to the groups:- A (control: cage system), B (deep litter-cemented floor) C (bare floor) each group comprising 7 females and 3 males. Several observations were made including conception rate, litter size, weight gain etc. Results obtained from the production parameters indicated a higher conception rate in group C (70.63%) over and above the cage system (49.00%) and the deep litter system (60.34%). The mean litter size, kindling rate and average number of
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