Performance of F1 Piglets of Sows Fed Fermented and Enzyme-Supplemented Cassava Peel Meal Based Diets

Abstract

The performance of F₁ piglets fed fermented or enzyme-supplemented cassava peels was investigated. Peels from freshly harvested cassava were fermented for four days, sun-dried for 3-5 days, then milled.  The cassava peel meal (CPM) replaced maize in grower and finisher diets in T₁ (control), T₂ (fermented CPM) and T₃ (fermented CPM + maxigrain^R enzyme) in a completely randomized design. The diets were served at 4% of live body weights daily to 27 Largewhite x Duroc weaner-gilts, aged 8 weeks and weighing 10.61±0.27 kg. The piglets suckled until mid-lactation, then shared finishing diets with the sows in addition. Data was analyzed with one-way ANOVA on SPSS.  Average litter sizes, average birth weights, average weaning body weights and mortality rates had no significant (p>0.05) differences. Average daily body weight gains differed significantly (p<0.05) 155.24±0.09g (T₁) and 159.29±0.15g (T₃) compared to 146.67±0.11g (T₂). Fermented cassava peels with or without enzyme supplementation has no deleterious effect on the performance of F₁ piglets.

Keywords: Gilts, fermented cassava peels, maxigrain^R enzyme, F₁ piglets, performance

DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/10-3-02

Publication date: February 29^th 2020