This paper is published in Volume-5, Issue-1, 2019
Area
Industrial Research
Author
Bello Adunola Abosede, Omole Oluwafemi Akinsola, Akinola Alice Oluwemimo, Aeneas Nebert Ulteino, Ajisebiolola Bolanle Eunice, Igwe Chima Cartney
Org/Univ
Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria
Pub. Date
07 February, 2019
Paper ID
V5I1-1249
Publisher
Keywords
Ruminants, Forage, Defatted, Delonix regia seed cake, Legumes, Feed

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Bello Adunola Abosede, Omole Oluwafemi Akinsola, Akinola Alice Oluwemimo, Aeneas Nebert Ulteino, Ajisebiolola Bolanle Eunice, Igwe Chima Cartney. Potential of defatted Delonix regia seed cake as alternative feed for ruminant animals, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Bello Adunola Abosede, Omole Oluwafemi Akinsola, Akinola Alice Oluwemimo, Aeneas Nebert Ulteino, Ajisebiolola Bolanle Eunice, Igwe Chima Cartney (2019). Potential of defatted Delonix regia seed cake as alternative feed for ruminant animals. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 5(1) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Bello Adunola Abosede, Omole Oluwafemi Akinsola, Akinola Alice Oluwemimo, Aeneas Nebert Ulteino, Ajisebiolola Bolanle Eunice, Igwe Chima Cartney. "Potential of defatted Delonix regia seed cake as alternative feed for ruminant animals." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 5.1 (2019). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The most widely available low-cost feed for ruminants in major developing countries is usually native pastures but there is the limitation in their availability as they kept reducing in quantities and qualities all year round while the high cost associated with conventional cereals and legumes made them to be discouraged. The aim of this article is to investigate the potential of defatted Delonix regia seed cake as ruminant animals alternative feed. The properties of D. regia seeds were determined using the method (Idowu et al., 2012). The oil available in the seeds was extracted using cold maceration method. The proximate composition of the defatted seed cake was determined using (AOAC, 2016) methods while its elemental mineral component was analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) following (AOAC, 2016) methods. Its anti-nutrient content was determined following the method of (Akaninwor and Okechukwu, 2004). The average for the length, width, and thickness of D. regia seeds obtained in this study are 17mm, 5mm and 3.8mm respectively. The proximate composition showed that the seed cake has high protein content with the value of 39.57% while the concentration for the mineral composition goes in the following order: (Fe>Zn>K>Mg>Mn>Cu>Co>Na>Ca). The anti-nutrient content showed that oxalate (0.85mg/100g) has the highest value while phytate (0.34mg/100g) has the least value. This study has demonstrated that defatted Delonix regia seed cake usually known to be waste could be useful in compounding animal feed.