Effect of Spanish sweet yacca residue pellet as a replacement for corn on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and haematological profiles in growing pigs

摘要

One of the potential alternative feedstuff's is Spanish sweet yacca (SS Y, commonly named cassava, Manihot esculenta), an economic energy source in the animal feed industry. However, all SSY organs except seeds contain cyanogenicglucoside (i.e. linamarin and lotaustralin). Spanish sweet yacca should thus be processed in order to reduce cyanogenic potential and phytate content and to preserve their nutritive quality (Salami and Odunsi 2003). The aim of this study was to determine the viability of processed a SSY (i.e. residue pellet) as an alternative to corn. The hypothesis tested in this experiment was that SSY residue pellet replacing corn in growing pigs diet would not cause marked changes in the growth performance.