Performance of weaner pigs fed diets containing different proportions of dried cassava peels and whole maize

Nwakpu, PE; Omeje, S. S. I.; Odo, B. I.

doi:10.4314/tjas.v2i2.49686

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“…Similarly, McCrackenet al (1994) observed that dry matter intake, body weight gain and gain to feed ratio were markedly reduced for dry mash diets compared to with the wet diets. In the same vein, Nwakpu et al (1999 and2000) observed that dry matter intake with slight increase in feed refusal arising from spoilages in the mash feed. The case of feed refusal did not arise in our own study since the piglets were willing to eat even more than provided.…”

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confidence: 82%

Eefect of Wet and Dry Feed on the Growth Performance of Early – Weaned Piglets

P.E¹,

C.C²

2019

IJAEB

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Five weeks old piglets weighting between 5-6kg were used to conduct a trial on the effect of wet and dry feed on their early growth performance. Forty piglets were used for this trial and twenty piglets each were assigned to one of the two diets whose crude protein is 18.90% and metabolizable energy of 2650kcal/kg respectively. The piglets were randomly allotted to the two dietary treatments A (dry mash) and B (wet mash). Each treatment consisted of four replicates with five piglets per replicate. The mean daily feed intake, water consumption, body weight gain and feed conversion efficiency values were monitored and showed significant differences (p<0.05) between treatments. Considering the temperature, time expended on dry feed by the young piglets, the effectiveness of utilization as well as the case of preparing the wet mash, their use in early weaning of piglets by farmers in the tropics offers wonderful benefits for delivering them to the piglets are available.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Eefect of Wet and Dry Feed on the Growth Performance of Early – Weaned Piglets

P.E¹,

C.C²

2019

IJAEB

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“…Cassava peels and leaves are under-utilized as they are often left to rot away on farms after harvesting of the roots [6]. Cassava peels had been incorporated in previous studies in the diets of pigs as alternative energy source [7,8]. However, its usefulness is limited by its fibre, cyanide content [9] and low crude protein content [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Processing Strategies Modifies Nutrient Composition of Cassava Peel-leaf Blends, Influences Nutrient Digestibility and Nitrogen Balance of Growing Pigs

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AN²,

OS³

et al. 2023

Act Sci VetSci

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This study investigated the effect of processing strategies on nutrient composition of cassava peel-leaf blends (CPLB) and impact on apparent nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance of growing pigs. In-vitro fermentation of CPLB (Cassava peel: Cassava leaf; 5:1) using five spore forming organism was first carried out to evaluate the fermentative efficacy of the microbes. Aspergillus tamarii which had increased (P < 0.05) crude protein (10.70%) and reduced (P < 0.05) acid detergent fibre (ADF) (28.70%) was selected for solid state fermentation (SSF) of CPLB. The diets formulated for digestibility consists of standard corn-soya based diet (Control) and three other diets were formulated by replacing maize with unfermented CPLB (UCPLB), water fermented CPLB (WCPLB) and microbial fermented CPLB (MCPLB) using Aspergillus tamarii as inoculum. 24 cross bred male pigs of average weight 65.96 kg ± 1.56 were used for the trial. Nutrient composition of test ingredients shows that MCPLB had the highest (11.68%) crude protein. Digestibility of diets shows that crude fibre and NDF digestibility was higher (P < 0.05) in pigs fed diet containing UCPLB and WCPLB. In conclusion, fermentation of CPLB improved protein content of the fibrous feed stuff and dietary inclusion of processed CPLB did not cause significant reduction in nitrogen retention in pigs.

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“…It has been established that poultry performance in terms of live weight and efficiency of feed utilization and carcass leanness is clearly related to quality and intake levels of particular nutrients, particularly energy and protein (Nwakpu et al, 1999). However, other feedstuff and ingredients used in poultry ration formulation such as maize, soya bean meal and groundnut cake have continued to be scarce and costly due mainly to their low production and competition as food by human in developing countries like Nigeria.…”

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Influence of dietary fortification of cassava peel meal with Calapogonium mucunoides on performance of broiler chickens

Ndelekwute

Okereke²,

Assam

et al. 2020

NJAP

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The use of cassava peel meal (CPM) in broiler diets is not popular due to its negative effects. Hence an experiment was conducted to determine its dietary effect when fortified with Calapogonium mucunoides. One hundred and forty-four (144) one day-old Hubbard chicks were used. There were six dietary treatments (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) containing 24 birds each. Each treatment was replicated three times with 8 birds each on completely randomized design (CRD). T1 was the control diet containing no CPM. Treatments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 contained CPM fortified with 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% C. mucunoides respectively. The CPM was fortified by substituting it for equal amount of C. mucunoides, mixed, ground, dried and sieved. Starter phase lasted for 28 days and finisher phase 21 days. The birds were fed and water given ad libitum for 49 days. At the starter phase fortified and non-fortified CPM did not improve performance compared to the control treatment. Non-fortified, 10% and 40% fortified CPM reduced live weight and feed intake. However, 20 and 30% C. mucunoides fortified CPM improved these parameters compared to the non-fortified group. Feed: gain ratio and protein efficiency ratio of the control and 20% fortified treatment were similar (P>0.05). Except protein efficiency ratio which was improved by 20% over the control treatment, fortification did not improve performance at the finisher phase. Live weight was better in 20% than in non-fortified. Feed and protein intakes were similar in non-fortified and fortified CPM. It was concluded that fortification of CPM with 20% Calapogonium mucunoides improved protein efficiency in broiler chickens.

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Performance of weaner pigs fed diets containing different proportions of dried cassava peels and whole maize

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Eefect of Wet and Dry Feed on the Growth Performance of Early – Weaned Piglets

Eefect of Wet and Dry Feed on the Growth Performance of Early – Weaned Piglets

Processing Strategies Modifies Nutrient Composition of Cassava Peel-leaf Blends, Influences Nutrient Digestibility and Nitrogen Balance of Growing Pigs

Influence of dietary fortification of cassava peel meal with Calapogonium mucunoides on performance of broiler chickens

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