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Economic analysis of banana peel and sweet potato vines in diets for rabbits

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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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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, Stéfane Sauzem Silva, Geni Salete Pinto de Toledo & Leila Picolli da Silva

  2. Department of Animal Reproduction and Evaluation, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil

    Greicy Sofia Maysonnave

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

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Falcone, D.B., Maysonnave, G.S., Silva, S.S. et al. Economic analysis of banana peel and sweet potato vines in diets for rabbits. Trop Anim Health Prod 56, 114 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-024-03966-4

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