COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF RAW AND COOKED JACKBEAN (Canavalia ensiformis) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WEANER RABBITS

[EN] Jackbean (Canavalis ensiformis) is a tropical legume which has shown potential as source of forage and seed. The seed contains up to 32 % CP. But as with other tropical legumes, the raw seed contains toxic substances A 42-day feeding trial was conducted to compare the effect of raw and cooked jackbean on the performance of weaner rabbits. Raw Jackbean seeds were dried and milled and incorporated at 1 O and 20 % dietary levels respectively while another batch was cooked for 40 minutes, dried, ground and incorporated also at 10 and 20 % dietary level respectively and each diet fed to 8 rabbits. At dietary level of 20 %, raw jackbean significantly (P