A.A. Annongu
Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, P.O. Box 10004, University of Ilorin Post Office, Ilorin, Nigeria, West Africa
J.K. Joseph
Department of Food Science and Home Economics, University of Ilorin, lorin, Nigeria
D.F. Apata
Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, P.O. Box 10004, University of Ilorin Post Office, Ilorin, Nigeria, West Africa
A.O. Adeyina
Animal Physiology Unit, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
M.B. Yousuf
Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, P.O. Box 10004, University of Ilorin Post Office, Ilorin, Nigeria, West Africa
K.B. Ogunjimi
Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, P.O. Box 10004, University of Ilorin Post Office, Ilorin, Nigeria, West Africa
ABSTRACT
An experiment was conducted to investigate the utilization of Jatropha seed cake by Albino rats. Jatropha Seed Cake (JSC) treated by boiling, fermentation followed by extraction with equal volumes of hexane and ethanol was included in diets at graded levels of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25%. Data obtained on performance and body organ indices showed that rats tolerated up to 15% dietary JSC without adverse effects on the measured parameters in relation to the corn-soy reference diet (p>0.05). However, 20 and 25% inclusion levels elicited mortality in all the animal subjects receiving the diets within one week in the course of the experimental trial.
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A.A. Annongu, J.K. Joseph, D.F. Apata, A.O. Adeyina, M.B. Yousuf and K.B. Ogunjimi, 2010. Detoxification of Jatropha curcas Seeds for Use in Nutrition of Monogastric
Livestock as Alternative Feedstuff. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 9: 902-904.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.902.904
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2010.902.904
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.902.904
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2010.902.904
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