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Can banana peel and sweet potato vines serve as efficient feed ingredients in diets for growing rabbits?

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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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The authors are grateful to CNPq - National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - for the research yield scholarship (Leila Picolli da Silva) and the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education CAPES - Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education.

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    Diuly Bortoluzzi Falcone, Ana Carolina Kohlrausch Klinger, Stéfane Sauzem Silva, Taida Juliana Adorian, Geni Salete Pinto de Toledo & Leila Picolli da Silva

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DBF, GSPT, and LPS conceived and designed research. DBF, SSS, and GSPT conducted experiments. DBF, ACKK, TJA, and LPS analyzed and interpreted data. DBF wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Falcone, D.B., Klinger, A.C.K., Silva, S.S. et al. Can banana peel and sweet potato vines serve as efficient feed ingredients in diets for growing rabbits?. Trop Anim Health Prod 55, 290 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-023-03697-y

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