Detoxification of Jatropha curcas Seeds for Use in Nutrition of Monogastric Livestock as Alternative Feedstuff


Authors

  • 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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2010.902.904

Keywords:

Albino rats, jatropha seed cake, organ weights indices, performance

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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Published

15.08.2010

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 9 (2010)

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Research Article

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How to Cite

Annongu, A., Joseph, J., Apata, D., Adeyina, A., Yousuf, M., & Ogunjimi, K. (2010). Detoxification of Jatropha curcas Seeds for Use in Nutrition of Monogastric Livestock as Alternative Feedstuff. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 9(9), 902–904. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2010.902.904