Efficacy of Trichilia Monadelpha Stem Bark Extracts on the Growth Performance of Growing Rabbits

Alagbe, J. O.; Agubosi, O. C. P; Oluwafemi, R. A; Gabriel Zakara

Authors

Alagbe, J. O. Department of Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry, Sumitra Research Institute, Gujarat, India
Agubosi, O. C. P Department of Animal Science, University of Abuja, Nigeria
Oluwafemi, R. A Department of Animal Science, University of Abuja, Nigeria
Gabriel Zakara Poultry Department CSS Integrated Farms, Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Nasarawa, Nigeria

Keywords:

Trichilia monadelpha, Rabbits, Phytochemicals, Performance, Spectrophotometer

Abstract

The use of medicinal plants have been gaining increasing attention due to antibiotic resistance and the need to promote a healthy environment as well as food safety. Secondary metabolites in Trichilia monadelpha stem bark extract (TMSBE) was analyzed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) system while proximate analysis of experimental diet was carried out using Near Infra-red Spectrophotometer kit (NIR). 40 growing New Zealand white × Chinchilla crossbred rabbits of 6-7 weeks age (472.6 ± 6.2 g) were used for the experiment. Rabbits were randomly assigned to 4 groups, each treatment was further divided into 5 replicates consisting of 2 rabbits each. Group 1 (G1): Basal diet with no TMSBE, G2: Basal diet plus 3 mL TMSBE per rabbit/day, G3: Basal diet plus 6 mL TMSBE per rabbit/day and G4: Basal diet plus 9 mL TMSBE per rabbit/day. Experimental diet was formulated to meet the nutrient requirement standards for growing rabbits according to Nutritional Research Council standards (1977). GC/MS analysis of TMSBE revealed that it is abundant in coapene (25.40 %) followed by azulene (18.29 %), δ-cadinene (15.39 %), α-cubebene (10.61 %) and α-longipinene (10.11 %) respectively other compounds were less than 5 %. Average weekly weight gain (AWWG), average weekly feed intake (AWFI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were significantly (P˂0.05) different among the treatments. AWWG and AWFI follow similar trend and were highest in G3 and G4, intermediate in G2, lowest in G1 (P˂0.05). Better FCR were recorded among rabbits in G4 compared to the other groups (P˂0.05). It was concluded that feeding TMSBE at 9 mL/day improved feed intake and enhance performance in rabbits.

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