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- Title
Proximate and Mineral Analyses of Variously Treated Sawdust as a Potential Livestock Feed.
- Authors
El-Ladan, Ibrahim, Y.; Olofin, E. A.
- Abstract
Sawdust, an urban solid waste becoming a nuisance in towns and cities of the under-developed countries, was treated with various chemical substances, and supplemented with molasses with a view to improving its potential nutritional value as ruminant feed. The proximate and mineral compositions of the sawdust receiving various chemical treatments (urea + molasses; wood-ash + molasses and caustic soda + molasses) were determined in the laboratory and compared with raw (un-treated) sawdust and molassestreated wheat offal. It was revealed that the potential nutritional value of raw sawdust to livestock can be modified via the treatment methods followed in the study. Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Zinc and Magnesium contents were better in the treated than the untreated sawdust. Similarly, crude protein, ether extracts and dry matter contents were enhanced through the various treatments of the raw sawdust. It was, thus, established that the potential nutritional qualities of raw sawdust could be improved by the various treatment methods followed in this study.
- Subjects
WOOD waste; MOLASSES; RUMINANT feeding &; feeds; SODIUM hydroxide; VARIETY meats
- Publication
International Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences & Technology, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
2229-6107
- Publication type
Article