Comparison of the Performance, Haematology and Serum Chemistry of Rabbits fed Supplementary Antibiotics and Leucaena leucocephala

A comparison of four nutrition-based strategies to improve rabbit performance and health was the objective of this study. Two antibiotics: tylosin and Neoteramycin at 100 mg kg-1 and Leucaena leucocephala forage served fresh at 50 g/day were added to experimental diets for rabbits. The control diet contained neither antibiotic nor forage supplement, and each diet was fed ad libitum to ten individually caged rabbits for 70 days. Performance of rabbits was determined weekly, while haematology and blood chemistry were determined terminally. The results showed that all the rabbits fed the supplements had superior (