Feed intake, digestibility and live weight performance of cricetome (Cricetomys gambianus) fed a concentrate containing Moringa oleifera and Leucaena leucocephala (Benin)

摘要

TheaimsofthisstudyistodevelopfodderofMoringaoleiferaandLeucaenaleucocephalaasproteinssourceintheconcentrateinpelletstofeedcricétomes(Cricetomysgambianus)rearedinnarrowcaptivity.Almost,?24growingmalecricétomeswith316±9.5gaverageliveweights,groupedintothreebatchesofeightwereused.Theexperimentationlastedof94days.?Theresultsindicatethattheaverageconsumptionoftheconcentratesinpelletrepresents5.2%oftheliveweight.Feeddigestibilityvaryingfrom57.4to62.8%.TheliveweightgainofcricétomesisbetterwithconcentratecontainingMoringaoleifera(5.5g/j).?Theaverageconsumptionindexrecordeddonotpresentsignificantdifferences(valuehoweverlowerwithcricétomesthatdietcontainingMoringaoleifera).?Itarises,thattheincorporationofMoringaoleiferaorofMoringaoleiferaandLeucaenaleucocephalaintheconcentrateinpelletspresentshighperformanceforthebreedingofcricétomesinnarrowcaptivity.?Thistechnologycouldbetestedbythebreeders.