Performance of F1 Piglets of Sows Fed Fermented and Enzyme-Supplemented Cassava Peel Meal Based Diets

C. R. Unigwe,Joseph Uguru

Published 2020 in Journal of Biology Agriculture and Healthcare

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The performance of F 1 piglets fed fermented or enzyme-supplemented cassava peels was investigated. Peels from freshly harvested cassava were fermented for four days, sun-dried for 3-5 days, then milled. The cassava peel meal (CPM) replaced maize in grower and finisher diets in T 1 (control), T 2 (fermented CPM) and T 3 (fermented CPM + maxigrain R enzyme) in a completely randomized design. The diets were served at 4% of live body weights daily to 27 Largewhite x Duroc weaner-gilts, aged 8 weeks and weighing 10.61±0.27 kg. The piglets suckled until mid-lactation, then shared finishing diets with the sows in addition. Data was analyzed with one-way ANOVA on SPSS. Average litter sizes, average birth weights, average weaning body weights and mortality rates had no significant (p>0.05) differences. Average daily body weight gains differed significantly (p<0.05) 155.24±0.09g (T 1 ) and 159.29±0.15g (T 3 ) compared to 146.67±0.11g (T 2 ). Fermented cassava peels with or without enzyme supplementation has no deleterious effect on the performance of F 1 piglets.

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    2020

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    Journal of Biology Agriculture and Healthcare

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    2020-02-01

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