MINERAL COMPOSITION AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL FACTORS OF FIVE SELECTED FORAGES FED TO SMALL RUMINANTS

Authors

  • B. J. Adebayo Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus, Odoragunshin, Lagos State
  • L. A. Rabiu Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus, Odoragunshin, Lagos State
  • A. O. Adekanbi Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor Plantation, Ibadan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5689

Keywords:

Anti-nutrient factors, Forages, Mineral composition, Ruminants, Supplements

Abstract

The mineral composition and anti-nutritional factors of five selected plants Pentaclethra macrophylla, Sida acuta, Moringa oleifera, Morinda lucida and Ficus exasperata were evaluated. The resulting products were collected, fermented, sun-dried and kept in a polythene bag for further investigation. Flame photometer was used to determine Na, K, and Ca while Zn and Fe were assayed. Anti- nutritional factors (ANFs) including phytate, oxalate, saponin, alkaloid and tannin were also determined using qualitative analysis. The result of the mineral analysis indicates that Ficus exasperata had significantly (p< 0.05) highest values for K (1.29%). Moringa oleifera had significantly (p<0.05) least values for K (0.30%) and Zn (49.00 ppm). There were significant (p<0.05) differences in all the anti-nutritional factors analysed, with the highest saponin value (3.04%) observed in Sida acuta and the least value 2.63% in Ficus exasperata. Tannin values ranged between 0.47% and 3.61% in Ficus exasperata and Sida acuta respectively. The significantly (p<0.05) highest oxalate value (0.50%) was recorded in Morinda lucida while the least value (0.16%) was observed in Ficus exasperata. The results showed that the selected plants were of high nutritional quality due to the high mineral contents with moderate presence of anti-nutritional factors, and may therefore form good feed resources for ruminant animal production

Author Biographies

B. J. Adebayo, Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus, Odoragunshin, Lagos State

Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

L. A. Rabiu, Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus, Odoragunshin, Lagos State

Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

A. O. Adekanbi, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor Plantation, Ibadan

Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor Plantation, Ibadan

Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Adebayo, B. J. ., Rabiu, L. A. ., & Adekanbi, A. O. . (2024). MINERAL COMPOSITION AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL FACTORS OF FIVE SELECTED FORAGES FED TO SMALL RUMINANTS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 732–735. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5689

Issue

2023: NSAP 2023 Proceedings

Section

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