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Nutritive value of cassava root meal enriched by trichoderma harzianum for chickens
Author(s) -
Muindi Pancras J.,
Hanssen Jon F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740320703
Subject(s) - trichoderma harzianum , dry matter , food science , meal , chemistry , biology , zoology , botany , biological pest control
A study was conducted with chickens to establish the content of metabolisable energy (ME) and the content and apparent digestibility of crude protein (CP) and amino acids (AA) in cassava root meal (CRM) enriched by the fungus Trichoderma harzianum. The ME content of this enriched CRM was found to be about 9.1 MJ kg −1 dry matter (DM). This value was significantly lower ( P <0.05) than that of non‐enriched CRM (12.2 MJ kg −1 DM). The CP content of the enriched CRM product used was 37.6 on DM basis. The non‐protein nitrogen content accounted for about 30% of the total CP value. The mean apparent digestibility coefficient of the CP was about 66% whereas that of AA was about 81%. Data from this study indicate that fungal enriched CRM could be used in chicken diets.