TITLE:
Influence of Sorbent Type on Drying Efficiency, Production Costs and Nutritional Values of Mango By-Products Feeds for Livestock
AUTHORS:
Kiendrébéogo Timbilfou, Koadia Marcelle Grâce, Sodre Etienne, Barry Drissa, Ouedraogo Zangbéwindin Isidor, Tarpaga Vianey
KEYWORDS:
Mango Provends, Food Absorbent, Drying Efficiency, Nutritional Values, An-imal Feed, Ivory Coast
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.14 No.12,
December
20,
2023
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to determine the best food absorbents between
wheat, rice and maize bran and palm kernel cake, from a technical and economic
point of view, in order to make a better recommandation for their use in the
production process of food based on mango by-products (peels, peels + pulp).
To this end, series of 18 kg of fresh feed were prepared and spread out in a
stall for sun-drying using a randomized Fisher system. Preparations were made
using either mango peels (75%) + absorbent (25%) or pulp + mango peels (67%) +
sorbent (33%). The results show that mango Peel feed loses more water (WL) with
lover production yields (PY), higher mango incorporation rates into dry feed (MRI),
longer drying times (UDT) and lower production costs (CPkgPD) than mango peel + pulp.
The average DM, MAT, ADF and NDF fiber contents were almost equal to those of
mango peels + pulp feed. The average Crude Fiber (CF) (25.13%) and DEp (2839 kcal/kgDM) contents were higher for mango skin feed than for mango skin + pulp
feed, at 8.59% and 2536 for MAT and DEp respectively. Mango peels + wheat bran
(PSB25) and whole mango (MESB33) feeds recorded the highest and almost equal
levels of TCP, NDF and MM. Production costs per kg of feed dry mater (CPkgDM)
for feed produced at 25% were on average 33% higher than for whole mango (WM)
feed. Excluding mango raw material, palm kernel meal (PK), rice bran (RB),
maize bran (MB) and wheat bran (WB)
can be ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in terms of cumulative performance of
production parameters. Producers can then choose the type of sorbent they wish
to use according to this ranking and the local availability of the sorbent.
These feeds can be used for both ruminants and monogastrics, but are better
suited to ruminant feeding due to their high fiber content.