Serum Biochemical Parameters, Apparent Nutrient Utilisation and Economy of Production of Growing Pigs' Fed Cassava Based Fibrous Diets

Abstract

Twenty grower (Large wlzife x Hampshire) pigs weighing 16.5 + 0.8kg were randomly allotted to five
dietary treatments. The diets were isoizitrogenous with 20% crude protein and compounded such
that iizaize was replaced by cassava flotir and maize offal with supplementation of palm kernel cake
and cassava peel wit11 metabolizable energy varying from 2373-2574.0 Kcal/kg. At the end of the
experinze~zt, significant dif-ferences (W0.05). were observed among treatments in the levels of seruilz
glucose, cl~olesterol and triglycerides, while no significant variation (P>0.05) was noted airrong
treatments in protein and lzemicellulose ufilisafion. The best feed cost /kg live weight and projected
profit was shown b1j diet 5 which had 10% each of dried cassava peel and palm kernel cake.