Effects of duration of cooking whole or crushed African Locust Bean (Parkia Filicoidea, Welw) seeds on the levels of some Anti Nutritional Factors and growth performance of young rabbits

Chemical analyses and a growth trial were carried out to determine the effect of duration cooking whole or crushed African locust bean seeds on proximate compositions, levels some anti-nutritional factors performance young rabbits. Samples subjected 30. 45 60 minutes respectively, analysed for composition factors. In completely randomized design, 56-day feeding was also conducted using 63 rabbits mixed breeds with an average initial weight 415.00g evaluate at 100°C 30, performance. The diets formulated be iso-nitrogenous (20% CP). Diet 1 raw served as control. animals offered feed water ad libitum. At end trial, 5 per treatment selected slaughtered carcass analysis. results showed that had no significant (P>0.05) composition. However, seeds, either resulted in (P<0.05) decrease trypsin inhibitors activity (TIA), phytic acid, tannin und hydrocyanic acid content seeds. Feed intake, daily gain conversion ratio significantly improved increased. cost unit decreased increased from 30 10 minutes. It concluded ruw contain anti nutritional which could limit their value monogastric diet. Cooking considered optimum There advantage crushing before