Evaluation of malted Njigari sorghum cultivar (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) as a replacement of maize on the performance, carcass characteristics and internal organ weights of weaner rabbit

Abstract

Thirty (30) weaner rabbits of mixed breeds and sexes were used to evaluate the effect of malted njigari sorghum cultivar as a replacement of maize on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, internal organ weights and economics of production. The weaner rabbits were randomly allotted to five treatment groups of six rabbits per treatment. The dietary treatments were replicated three times with each replicate having two (2) weaner rabbits. The weaner rabbits were fed five diets compounded using malted njigari sorghum cultivar (MNSC) to replace maize in diets at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% as. There were no significant (P>0.05) difference in the parameter evaluated for growth performance, carcass characteristics and organ weights. Feed cost/ kg significantly (P