Oluropo Akinfala

Obafemi Awolowo University | OAU · Department of Animal Science

The study aimed at evaluating the apparent mineral digestibility of weaning and growing pigs fed cassava plant meal (CPM) and maize-based diets to determine its utilization. Three Cassava plant meal products (CPMPs) were developed comprising of tender stem harvested 5 cm from the top of the plant, unpeeled cassava root (UCRM), and cassava leaves co...

The study standardized and assessed the nutrient profile of composite Cassava Plant Meal (CPM) with a view to determining its suitability as feedstuff for livestock. Three CPM products were developed from cassava (TMS) 30572 harvested at 24 months. The sun-dried unpeeled cassava root meal, cassava leaf meal and tender cassava stem meal were mixe...

The study evaluated the apparent nutrient bioavailability of weaning and growing pigs fed composite cassava plant meal (CPM) products and maize with a view of assessing its nutrient utilization. Three CPM products were developed by mixing sun-dried unpeeled cassava root meal, cassava leaf and tender stem meal at ratios of 2:1, 2.5:1, and 3:1 tog...

Greenhouse gases are becoming devastating on agriculture and environment because of its effect on climate and global warming. The aim of this review is to provide update on livestock greenhouse gases emission and rekindle available mitigation strategies. Recently, global warming and climate change have become one of the most discussed issues global...

The study evaluated the nutrient digestibility of three standardised Cassava Plant Meals (CPMs) products developed from Tropical Manihot Species (TMS) 30572 with a focus on its efficiency to replace maize completely in the diets of growing pigs and its effect on their growth. The CPM with the best apparent nutrient digestibility (CPM III) was used...

Twenty growing crossbred (Large White × Hampshire) pigs with a mean weight of 40±0.50 kg were randomly allotted to four fibre feedstuffs (palm kernel cake (PKC), brewer’s dried grain (BDG), wheat offal (WO) and rice bran (RB)) in a 14-day feeding trial to evaluate their prebiotic activity. The experimental pigs were randomly allocated to five exper...

Twenty growing pigs with an average initial weight of 20.00 + 0.5 kg were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design with two replicates per treatment and two animals in each replicate. Cassava Plant Meal (CPM) prepared from sun-dried unpeeled cassava tubers, leaves and tender cassava stems, mixed at ratio 3:1 of...

Twenty growing pigs with an average initial weight of 20.00 + 0.5 kg were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design with two replicates per treatment and two animals in each replicate. Cassava Plant Meal (CPM) prepared from sun-dried unpeeled cassava tubers, leaves and tender cassava stems, mixed at ratio 3:1 of...

This research was carried out to evaluate the carbohydrate fractions of Cassava Plant Meal (CPM) and its utilization by growing pigs. CPM was prepared from milled sun-dried unpeeled cassava tuber plus leaves plus tender stems mixed in ratio 2.5:1. The proximate and carbohydrate fractions of CPM were determined. The CPM was included in the diets of...

The apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) and standardized total tract digestibility (STTD) of Phosphorus (P) in Aspergillus niger treated Wheat Offal (WO), Brewers Dried Grain (BDG) and Palm Kernel Cake (PKC), were measured using growing pigs (Large White X Hampshire) of average weight 21.02 ± 0.63 kg in a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement. Six diet...

The apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) and standardized total tract digestibility (STTD) of phosphorus (P) in a Aspergillus niger treated wheat offal (WO), Brewers Dried Grain (BDG) and palm kernel cake (PKC), were measured using growing pigs (Large White X Hampshire) of average weight 21.02 ± 0.63 kg in a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement. Six di...

The research evaluated the growth response of growing pigs to graded levels of cassava plant meal (CPM) based diets. Twenty growing pigs (Large White x Hampshire) of initial average weight of 20.00 + 0.5 kg and of different sexes were randomly allotted to five experimental diets containing 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 % of maize replaced with CPM given as...

The nutrient-rich defatted castor meal has been tested as a potential source of protein in diets of many livestock species but has limitation due to challenges of toxins. This review was conducted to compile the relevant research information on advances in the use of raw and differently processed castor seed meal in animal feed. In this article, di...

Abstract Text: Young pigs have been reported in earlier studies to utilize up to 13.66% maize offal (MO) (a by-product of maize milling consisting mainly of the aleurone layer and some adulterants of germs and endosperm), as replacement for 25% maize in a 54.62% maize-based diet supplemented with chicken offal meal (COM) (ground dried poultry pro...

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of replacement of whole cassava plant meal for maize in diets on performance and blood parameters of growing pigs for eight weeks. Three diets were formulated. Diet 1 was maize based and served as control. Diet 2 had 50 % of maize in diet 1 replaced with whole cassava plant meal (WCPM) while...

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different processing methods on the nutrient composition of broiler litter and its replacement value with palm kernel cake in the diets of weaner pigs on the performance, hematological indices and economics of production of growing pigs for eight weeks. Four experimental diets were formulated. Di...

The study was designed to determine the proximate composition, insoluble carbohydrate fraction, hydrogen cyanide, metabolicable energy and minerals composition of cassava plant meal (CPM) and to evaluate the utilization of the CPM as a replacement for maize by broiler chickens. One hundred and eight 7- day old broiler chickens of hybro strain were...

One hundred and fifty 7-day old (hybro strain) broiler chicks were randomly distributed into five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design. Diet 1 which served as the control had 25% CPM, while diets 2, 3, 4 and 5 had the same composition as diet 1 but with the inclusion of feed additives, bakers’ yeast, enzyme (hemicell), antibiotics (...

The study was designed to investigate the potency of Pawpaw ( Carica papaya ) leaf extract (aqueous) in the treatment of coccidial infection in chicken. Three hundred cockerel chicks (aged four weeks) were used for this study. The experimental chicks were divided into five groups (treatments) of twenty each and replicated thrice. Each group was inf...

This study was carried out to determine the effects of feed additives on pig growth and nutrient utilization of a diet based on the whole cassava plant. Three feed additives (Bakers' Yeast, Oxytetracycline and Avizyme 1500+ were compared. The cassava plant products provided 60% of the diet in the ratio of 4:1:1 of root flour, peels and leaves plus...

A four-week feeding trail was conducted with 153 one-week old hybro strain of broiler chicks to determine the replacement value of sun-dried whole cassava plant meal (WCP) for maize. A control diet, which contained 50% maize as the major energy source was compared with two other diets, in which 25 and 50% of the maize content was replaced with sun-...

The effects of inclusion of whole cassava plant (flour, peels, leaves and tender stems) as a replacement for maize in the diets of growing pigs on growth, feed intake, feed to gain ratio, serum biochemical and haematological indices were studied for eight weeks. Twenty-four pigs with initial mean weight of 12.5±0.32kg were used. Three diets were fo...