Thirty (30) weaned crossbred (Landrace × large white) pigs with an average body weight of 8.5±0.4 kg was used to evaluate performance and nutrient digestibility of weaned pigs fed five experimental diets containing cereal milling by-products. Diet 1 contained maize offal, while diets 2, 3, 4 and 5 contained wheat offal, sorghum offal, millet offal and rice offal respectively. The animals were balanced for sex and weight then allotted to five dietary treatments replicated three times in a completely randomized design. Data were collected on feed intake and weight gain for a period of eight weeks. A digestibility trial was carried at the end of the feeding trial using three pigs per treatment. Data collected were subjected to oneway analysis of variance. The result of growth performance and nutrient digestibility showed that average feed intake, final body weight as well as digestibility of dry matter, crude fibre, ether extracts, crude protein and ash were higher (P<0.05) for pigs fed T1 (maize offal), T2 (wheat offal), T3 (sorghum offal) and T4 (millet offal), while those on T5 (Rice offal) had the lowest growth and nutrient digestibility. It was concluded that maize offal, wheat offal, sorghum offal, millet offal can be used in weaner pigs' diet. Trente (30) porcs croisés sevrés (Landrace × Large white) d'un poids corporel moyen de 8,5 ± 0,4 kg ont été utilisés pour évaluer les performances et la digestibilité des nutriments de porcs sevrés nourris avec cinq régimes expérimentaux contenant des sous-produits de la mouture de céréales. Le régime 1 contenait des as des aliments de maïs, tandis que les régimes 2, 3, 4 et 5 contenaient respectivement des aliments de blé, des aliments de sorgho, des aliments de mil et des aliments de riz. Les animaux ont été équilibrés pour le sexe et le poids puis attribués à cinq traitements diététiques répétés trois fois dans une conception complètement aléatoire. Des données ont été recueillies sur la prise alimentaire et la prise de poids pendant une période de huit semaines. Un essai de digestibilité a été réalisé à la fin de test d'alimentation en utilisant trois porcs par traitement. Les données collectées ont été soumises à une analyse unidirectionnelle de la variance. Le résultat des performances de croissance et de la digestibilité des nutriments a montré que l'apport alimentaire moyen, le poids corporel final ainsi que la digestibilité de la matière sèche, des fibres brutes, des extraits d'éther, des protéines brutes et des cendres étaient plus élevés (P <0,05) pour les porcs nourris au T1 (aliments de maïs). , T2 (aliments de blé), T3 (aliments de sorgho) et T4 (aliments de millet), tandis que ceux de T5 (aliments de riz) avaient la plus faible croissance et digestibilité des éléments nutritifs. Il a été conclu que les aliments de maïs, les aliments de blé, les aliments de sorgho, les aliments de millet peut être utilisé dans l'alimentation des porcs sevrés.
A 56-day study was conducted to determine the biochemical composition of fermented sorrel seed meal (FSSM) and its effect on the growth performance, carcass characteristics and internal organ weights of weaner rabbits. Forty (40) weaner rabbits with an average weight of 556.89 ±0.10g were randomly assigned to five treatment groups of 8 rabbits per treatment replicated four times with 2 rabbits per replicate in a completely randomized design (CRD) for eight weeks. Five experimental diets were compounded using FSSM at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% inclusion levels. The levels of inclusion were designated as Diets 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The results of the growth performance were not significant (P>0.05). The result also showed no significant differences (P>0.05) in carcass characteristics and internal organ weights. It was therefore concluded that fermented sorrel seed meal can be included in weaner rabbit diets up to 40% level. Wafar, R. J. | Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
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