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Apparent nutrient digestibility of growing pigs fed graded levels of cassava peels meal supplemented with probiotics (lactic dry).
Abstract
The research was carried out to determine the effect of graded levels of cassava peel meal on the nutrient digestibility of growing pigs supplemented with (lactic dry) probiotics. A total of Twelve (12) large white breed grower pigs aged eight (8) weeks with an average weight of 25.60kg were used in the study. Three (3) experimental diets were formulated for the grower pigs to contain 0% CPM (cassava peel meal) in T1, 50% lactic dry supplemented CPM in T2, and 75% lactic dry supplemented CPM in T3. Other ingredients used were included at the same level in each of the three diets. Probiotic (lactic dry) was included at the rate of 0.25g/100kg in T2 and T3 while T1 had no lactic dry and served as the control diet. Zinc Oxide was included in the CPM diets at 0.0125gg/100kg diet. The pigs were fed weighed quantities of the experimental diet daily and drinking water was supplied ad libitum throughout the experimental period of eight (8) weeks. The collected data were analyzed using the Analysis of variance (ANOVA) by Steel and Torrie (1980) and statistical package (SPSS) version 21. The results showed that there was reduction in the nutrient digestibility in the diets with increased inclusion of cassava peels. There were significant differences in the effect of the inclusion on nutrient digestibility. The research, therefore, concluded that the digestibility of growing pigs was affected by the inclusion of cassava peel in the diet of the pigs. Consequently, it is recommended that CPM as an alternate feed material to replace maize can be used, at 50% inclusion rate.
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