Influence of Tectona grandis leaf supplementation on growth, nutrient digestibility, serum biochemistry, hepatic antioxidant status, and cecal microbial profile in rabbits
Saheed A Ahmed, Kazeem D Adeyemi · 2026
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Saheed Ahmed and Kazeem Adeyemi feed rabbits teak leaf meal to see how much the diet can carry. Their 2026 study gave seventy-two young male rabbits diets with zero to thirty percent teak leaf meal for fifty-six days. Growth, digestion, blood chemistry, liver defenses, and gut microbes were all tracked.
Rabbits on zero and ten percent meal grew and converted feed best, while the higher shares lagged. Digestion of dry matter and protein also favored the lower shares. Leaf meal lowered one liver enzyme in blood but raised liver antioxidant defenses as the share rose. Gut counts of some harmful germs fell. The authors conclude ten percent is a safe inclusion level.
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| CREATOR | Saheed A Ahmed, Kazeem D Adeyemi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |