Seasonal variation effect on growth, body weights, reproductive characteristics of the grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus)
This study was conducted to investigate the influence of season on growth and reproductive performance of the grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus). The female grasscutters were randomly grouped into three (3) in a cage. Each group received one male for mating. The treatments for all the experimental animals were the three seasons of birth. The study was carried out for a period of seventeen months using 36 dams, 12 bucks and their 115 offspring fed.