Comparative energy values of sorghum distillers waste, maize cob and shea butter waste for pigs. | Zendy

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Comparative energy values of sorghum distillers waste, maize cob and shea butter waste for pigs.

Author(s) -

S. A. Bolu,

O. O. Balogun

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

nigerian journal of animal production

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0331-2062

DOI - 10.51791/njap.v25i2.1843

Subject(s) - sorghum , latin square , dry matter , distillers grains , zoology , nitrogen balance , energy balance , chemistry , food science , nitrogen , biology , agronomy , fermentation , ecology , rumen , organic chemistry

A balance trial aimed at determining the energy values of sorghum Distiller's wastes (SDW), Maize cob(MC) and shea butter waste (SBW) for barrows was conducted using a 4 X 4 Latin square cross-over experimental design. While feed intake was influenced (P 0.05). Digestibilities of dry matter and gross energy (GE) as well as metabolizability of digestible energy (DE) were not influenced (P>0.05) influenced by the dietary treatment. The energy values (i.e GE, DE, uncorrected metabolizable energy (ME), and metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen retention (MEn) determined for ingredients were different (P<0.05). DE values of 7.19, 6.73 and 15.54 Mj/kg DM;ME values of 5.90, 4.79 and 12.94 Mj/kg Dm were established for SDW, MC and SBW respectively. These ingredients have potentials as alternative low-energy feedstuffs in pig feeds.

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