1. An experiment was carried out with 120 helmeted guinea fowls during one year in Parakou (Benin). Feed intake, ingredient and chemical composition, along with the nutritional adequacy of scavenging diets were measured during the rainy season (November–February) and dry season (March–October) in order to propose supplementation strategies. Ingredients found in crops were identified and allocated into 6 main categories (supplemental feed, seeds, green forages, animal materials, mineral matter and unidentified materials).
2. Mean dry weights of crop contents were significantly higher in the rainy than in the dry season. Amounts and proportions of supplemental feed and seeds were not significantly different between seasons, whereas those of green forage, animal materials and mineral matter were higher in rainy season. Supplemental feed, especially maize and sorghum, was the largest component of the crop content in both seasons. The most represented grass seeds were Panicum maximum (rainy season) and Rottboellia cochinchinensis (dry season).
3. Dietary concentrations of organic matter, non-nitrogen extract and metabolisable energy were higher in the dry season, while mineral concentrations were higher in the rainy season. There were no significant differences between the two seasons in dry matter, crude protein or crude fibre.
4. Scavenging provided insufficient nutrients and energy to allow guinea fowls to be productive. Therefore, more nutritionally balanced supplementary feed would be required during both seasons. 相似文献
The cassava root meal (CRM) has been utilized as a cheap energy alternative to replace maize in poultry diets. Recently, the CRM in turn has an increasing demand for starch extraction industry, which renders large amounts of residues. This study evaluated the nutrient composition, amino acid profile, and feeding value of cassava starch extraction residue meal (CReM) for growing ducks. A total of 960, 11-day-old, ducklings were housed in 24 floor pens and allocated randomly into four dietary treatments: (i) 0CReM (control), (ii) 50 g CReM/kg, (iii) 100 g CReM/kg, and (iv) 150 g CReM/kg. The analyses (/kg) of CReM showed high gross energy (3306.88 kcal), ME (2109.54 kcal), and starch (514.0 g), with poor crude protein (20.9 g) and moderate crude fiber (140.0 g) and ash (60.0 g) contents. The total amino acid (AA) content amounted to 19.9 g/kg of CReM DM, in which the methionine, lysine, cystine, and isoleucine were present in low levels. The dietary inclusion of CReM up to 150 g/kg, between 11 and 42 days of age, had no significant effects (P?>?0.05) on duck growth parameters, mortality, dressed weight, internal organs, or abdominal fat. Besides, the tested CReM levels did not show any significant effect on the blood proteins or liver enzymes. The results, therefore, revealed that the CReM contains a considerable amount of energy and could be incorporated successfully up to 150 g/kg in the diets of growing ducks. 相似文献
?Relatively high levels of clove essential oil (CEO) necessary for in vivo inhibition of postharvest pathogens imply that its antifungal activity should be reinforced. Hence, this study aimed to determine whether microencapsulation technology enhances the antifungal activity of CEO against Penicillium digitatum, the causal agent of citrus green mould, in vitro and on Navel oranges. Microencapsulation of CEO resulted in a respective reduction of minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum fungicidal concentration from 500 μg/ml to 125 μg/ml and 250 μg/ml, indicating the enhancement of fungistatic and fungicidal activity with respect to that of the pure oil. CEO microcapsules had the best control of lesion diameter and decay development (0.79 mm, 8.64%) in Navel oranges after 5 days’ storage at 25°C, followed by pure oil treatment (4.2 mm, 55.56%). In the vapour phase, CEO microcapsules also exhibited the highest ability to control green mould of Navel oranges. Furthermore, CEO microcapsules showed stronger suppressive activity of spore germination and germ tube elongation of P. digitatum than pure oil. These results indicate that the antifungal activity of CEO was considerably enhanced when it was converted into a microcapsule. 相似文献