Effect of Supplementation of Animal Feed with Dried Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Peels, and Stems of Vernonia amygdalina and Pennisetum purpereum on Some Biochemical Parameters in Pigs

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dc.contributor.authorAvwioroko, Oghenetega
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T07:48:33Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T07:48:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the effects of pig feed supplementation with dried cassava peels, Vernonia amygdalina and Pennisetum purpereum stems, which are readily available, on pigs’ body weights and some biochemical parameters. Twelve large White x Dunroc weaner pigs with an average body weight of 5.85±0.70 kg were used for the study. The pigs were randomly divided into 4 treatment groups and were fed with formulated experimental diet twice daily for 21 days. In addition, pigs in groups 2, 3 and 4 received dried V. amygdalina stems, cassava peels, and P. purpureum stems ad libitum, respectively, as food supplement in the afternoon daily. At the end of the feeding trial, the animals were weighed and bled. Serum obtained from the blood samples was used for biochemical analysis. Pigs fed only the formulated diet had the lowest weight gain (0.47±0.29 kg) while those that received cassava peels as food supplement had the highest weight gain (1.67±0.82 kg). There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in serum creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values in the pigs, but serum glucose, cholesterol, albumin, calcium, urea and urea nitrogen differed significantly (P<0.05) among the experimental groups. The results indicate that pig feed supplementation using dried cassava peels, V. amygdalina and P. purpereum stems can provide growing pigs with additional nutrients. They also show that pig feed supplementation with dried cassava peels, V. amygdalina stem and P. purpereum can increase the weight of growing pigs on the short term without any toxic effects to the liver and kidney.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2087
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNigerian Society for Experimental Biologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNISEB Journal;14(4): 117-183
dc.subjectPig feeden_US
dc.subjectCassava (Manihot esculenta) peelsen_US
dc.subjectVernonia amygdalina stemen_US
dc.subjectPennisetum purpereum purpereumen_US
dc.titleEffect of Supplementation of Animal Feed with Dried Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Peels, and Stems of Vernonia amygdalina and Pennisetum purpereum on Some Biochemical Parameters in Pigsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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