1980
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1980.tb02036.x
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Feed Value of Heated and Unheated Cassava Starch for Chicks

Abstract: Summary Cassava starch promoted poorer growth of chicks than did guinea corn or maize starch when substituted in a diet containing glucose at 21.45 and 45.90%. Feed efficiency was equally affected. Nutrient retention was comparable, but fat retention was much lower. Metabolizable energy values of the diets containing cassava were however higher than with the other diets. Heat treatment, which resulted in gelatinization of the starch, was beneficial and promoted chick growth comparable with raw guinea corn or m… Show more

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“…Peeling sweet cassava before use reduces the chances of cyanide toxicity as the peels of cassava varieties grown in Nigeria contain 5–10 times the concentration of hydrocyanic acid (HCN) in the pulp of fresh material [ 6 ]. Boiling is known to reduce the HCN concentration to a nontoxic level in man and livestock so that the cassava peel or pulp is fed in substantial amounts [ 7 ]. The cassava pulp used was boiled before feeding the pigs and therefore the clinical signs and lesions observed could not be attributed to cyanide toxicity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Peeling sweet cassava before use reduces the chances of cyanide toxicity as the peels of cassava varieties grown in Nigeria contain 5–10 times the concentration of hydrocyanic acid (HCN) in the pulp of fresh material [ 6 ]. Boiling is known to reduce the HCN concentration to a nontoxic level in man and livestock so that the cassava peel or pulp is fed in substantial amounts [ 7 ]. The cassava pulp used was boiled before feeding the pigs and therefore the clinical signs and lesions observed could not be attributed to cyanide toxicity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%