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MORINGA LEAF POWDER FOR RABBITS

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Rabbit meat production has been growing in Nigeria in recent few years. Oryctolagus cuniculus is the one of the tasty meat producing ones than all domestic animals. In addition to this, rabbits have a number of other characteristic features that make them the most suitable animals in the permaculture system. The feed stock for rabbits in drought prone areas becomes a problem. Grooming healthy rabbits with low cost and available herbal inputs is the viable option. Protective effects on rat kidneys with administration of aqueous-ethanolic extract of moringa oleifera leaves were evaluated. This was compared with gentamycin-induced renal injury in rabbits. This study indicated that aqueous-ethanolic extract of moringa oleifera leaves could lessen renal injury in rabbits treated with gentamycin, by restraining lipid peroxidation. Four experimental diets were prepared for this study. Diet 1 was marked as T1, which served as the control diet and no moringa oleifera leaf meal. Diet 2 a...
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NIGERIAN DWARF GOATS (COMPLETE DETAILS)

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One of the most popular goat breeds in the world is the Nigerian Dwarf Goats, accounting for about 12 thousand monthly search on the popular internet search engine, Google. This information is specifically sourced for those searching for the Nigerian dwarf from outside the country. If you are interested in starting goat rearing locally. The Origin of the Nigerian Dwarf Goats Relatively smaller in size, the Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goat is excellent in milk production. The goat is of the West African origin and were originally called Pygmy’s or possibly the West African dwarf goats. These little goats were primarily used as food and were brought over on the ships, many years ago, as a meat source for the large cats that were being delivered to zoos. Some of these small goats made the trip unharmed and were left at the zoos as an added attraction. Some ended up at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville Texas. However, there were some distinct differences developing within the herd ...
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INBREEDING AND LINE BREEDING OF RABBITS

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Can you inbreed rabbits? What is line breeding? More importantly, why should you? Line breeding is the process of breeding closely related animals, usually father to daughter or mother to son, in an effort to improve individual traits. Inbreeding is the same as line breeding but the animals are much more closely related, typically brother and sister. Nearly all animals have been inbred or line bred at some point, and rabbits are no exception. In fact every breed of domesticated rabbit (or cow, dog, cat, and even fish) have been bred by humans into what they are now. Hundreds or sometimes thousands of years of breeding lines have created the cows, pigs, sheep, and other farm animals that we now have. Rabbits are no different. Line Breeding vs Inbreeding Before we begin it’s important to understand the difference between line breeding and inbreeding. Line breeding Line breeding is the act of breeding a father to a daughter, or a mother to...
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