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Falcone DB, Maysonnave GS, Silva SS, de Toledo GSP, da Silva LP. Economic analysis of banana peel and sweet potato vines in diets for rabbits. Trop Anim Health Prod 2024; 56:114. [PMID: 38561441 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-03966-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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This study aimed to evaluate the costs of using banana peel (BP) and sweet potato vine (SPV) in rabbit diets. BP and SPV were chosen to replace maize and alfalfa hay, because, in addition to the ingredients having similar nutritional characteristics, they are among the most expensive ingredients in rabbit diets. Data were obtained through a biological assay carried out in the Cuniculture Laboratory of the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Fifty New Zealand white rabbits, weaned at 35 days of age, were fed during the growth phase (35 to 84 days) with increasing levels of BP and SPV, replacing maize and alfalfa hay (T0, T25, T50, T75 and T100% replacement). A diet containing 100% replacement (T100) had the lowest cost per kilogram, which was R$ 1.18/kg, while the controlled diet was 57% more expensive, costing R$ 2.08/kg. The total operating cost to produce a rabbit with control treatment was R$10.93/head and at T100, it was R$6.51/head. The animal income for a live rabbit was R$ 24.08 and R$ 23.95 in treatments T0 and T100, respectively. Regarding the gain margin per animal (GMA), in TO it was R$ 13.16 while in T100 it was R$ 17.44, therefore the GMA was 32.55% higher when using the T100 diet. In conclusion, it is more economical and feasible to feed rabbits with diets containing 100% BP and SPV, replacing maize and alfalfa hay.
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- Department of Animal Reproduction and Evaluation, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Falcone DB, Klinger ACK, Silva SS, Adorian TJ, de Toledo GSP, da Silva LP. Can banana peel and sweet potato vines serve as efficient feed ingredients in diets for growing rabbits? Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:290. [PMID: 37581724 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03697-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the use of banana peel (BP) and sweet potato vines (SPV) as a replacement for maize and alfalfa hay in diets for rabbits. Animal performance, economic analyses, meat composition, and color were evaluated for 49 days in a total 50 New Zealand White rabbits weaned at 35 days with an average body mass of ± 614 g. The animals were allotted, in a completely randomized design, having five dietary groups: control diet (0), without banana peels and sweet potato vines, or experimental diets, 25, 50, 75, and 100-with 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of banana peels and sweet potato vines in substitution to maize and alfalfa hay, respectively. The data were analyzed using ANOVA, while the means were compared by Tukey test (p < 0.05). The results indicate that daily feed intake, mass gain, and feed conversion were not statistically different from one another in the test groups compared to the control group treatment. In addition, the study shows no differences were observed in centesimal compositions and muscle color. The replacement of maize and alfalfa hay by the combination of BP and SPV resulted in reduction in feed costs, reaching 50% in the experimental diet with 100% of substitution the ingredients. It can be concluded, based on the results on animal performance, meat/color composition, and economic analyses, that BP and SPV may be used as a substitute for maize and alfalfa hay up to 100% in diets for growing rabbits.
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- Diuly Bortoluzzi Falcone
- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima - 1000, Cidade Universitária, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima - 1000, Cidade Universitária, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima - 1000, Cidade Universitária, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima - 1000, Cidade Universitária, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima - 1000, Cidade Universitária, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima - 1000, Cidade Universitária, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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Nyokabi NS, Phelan L, Gemechu G, Berg S, Mihret A, Wood JLN, Moore HL. Exploring animal husbandry in smallholder dairy systems in Ethiopia using photovoice. AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY 2023; 12:16. [PMID: 37334058 PMCID: PMC10264882 DOI: 10.1186/s40066-023-00420-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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This study uses photovoice to explore smallholder dairy farmers' husbandry knowledge and practices and document how they address constraints faced in pursuing their livelihood strategy. Currently, there is a paucity of farmer-led research in Ethiopia which captures farmers' local knowledge and lived experiences. This study was conducted in April and May 2021 in Kaliti, a sub-city of Addis Ababa, and Holeta, located near Addis Ababa, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Farmers were selected through purposive and snowball sampling approaches based on their previous participation in a bovine tuberculosis study. Farmers selection was based on their experience in dairy farming and willingness to attend research-related meetings and to engage in photo-taking and subsequent group discussions. Farmers were trained on the use of the digital camera and asked to take pictures of their day-to-day activities, challenges faced in pursuing dairy production and how they overcome these challenges. The pictures taken by farmers indicated their attachment to their cattle, cattle disease symptoms, manure management, pest control practices, cattle housing, feeding practices, milking hygiene and storage. Discussions revealed that husbandry challenges faced stemmed from land-use change, declining farm sizes, poor access to veterinary and animal health services, low milk prices and high cattle feed prices. Farmers explained that they had developed knowledge of cattle nutrition, such as feed ration mixing and ways to deal with manure problems. The results of this study underscore that farmers have a good understanding of husbandry challenges and, additionally, have a wealth of local knowledge which can be leveraged, if captured through participatory and visual research methods, such as photovoice, by policymakers to develop context-aware policies and interventions and recommendations regarding improved practices which are economically viable, and socially and culturally acceptable.
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- Ndungu S. Nyokabi
- Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, London, UK
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Farm-level emission intensities of smallholder cattle (Bos indicus; B. indicus–B. taurus crosses) production systems in highlands and semi-arid regions. Animal 2022; 16:100445. [DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Low JW, Ortiz R, Vandamme E, Andrade M, Biazin B, Grüneberg WJ. Nutrient-Dense Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato: Advances in Drought-Tolerance Breeding and Understanding of Management Practices for Sustainable Next-Generation Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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