Effects of anaerobic fermentation and lyle treated
Prosopis africana seed meal on the nutritional and
haematological responses of harco chicks
Annongu*1,2,
A.A; Joseph1, J. K. and Liebert2, F.
1Laboratories
of Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology, Dept. of Animal and
Poultry Production, Unilorin, P. O. Box 10004, Ilorin, Nigeria, West
Africa.
2Institut
fuer Tierphysiologie und Tierernaehrung der Universitaet Goettingen,
Kellnerweg 6, D-37077 Goettingen, Fed. Rep. of Germany.
Abstract
The
effects of anaerobic fermentation and lyle treatments on the
antinutritional, nutritional and haematological factors in Prosopis
africana seed meal (PSM) were studied on Black Harco pullet day old
chicks. It was observed that the diets containing 10-30% untreated
PSM elicited significant (P < 0.05) aberrations in the blood cells,
and derangement in the total proteins, serum albumin, blood urea and
nitrogen levels of the chicks, with that containing 30% showing the
highest effects. However, diets containing 30% treated PSM did not
indicate any of the aberrations and derangement observed with the
untreated PSM containing diets but showed identical positive
nutritional qualities with control maize-based diet. These
observations suggest that when appropriately subjected to anaerobic
fermentation and lyle treatments, Prosopis africana seed meal could
compliment maize in chick diets with favourable results.
Keywords:
Prosopis africana, fermentation, lyle, pullet
chicks, blood cell indices.
