Performance of Grasscutters (Thryonomys Swinderianus) Fed With Varying Composition of Compounded Feed

A.N. Okeke
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A.N. Okeke: Department of Forestry and Wildlife, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020, vol. 4, issue 9, 314-317

Abstract: This research compared the effect of different feed ration on growing grasscutters to obtain a compounded feed that is efficient in managing this rodent in captivity. Ten young grasscutters (2 months old) were weighed at the initial stage, put in five compartment cages (two animals in a cage) of equal dimension: 0.75 x 0.38 x 0.40 m (L x W x H). Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was used to allow the animals in their cages, labeled Treatments 1to 5 (T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5). The animals were fed with varying percentages of compounded maize, millet, Guinea corn, sweet potatoes, cassava tubers with clean water, and forage every day for six months. The feeds used for each treatment were labeled F1, F2, F3, F4, and F5 respectively. Data were collected weekly on body weight (kg) and length (cm) of the animals by the use of weighing balance and ruler respectively. The result shows that T2 animals, fed with the highest percentage of millet were significantly higher (P

Date: 2020
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