Byproducts for use in animal feed banana crop.
Diniz T. T., Granja-Salcedo Y. T., Oliveira E. M. de, Viegas C. R.
Author Affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista, Mestrando em Zootecnia, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal 6 : 194-212
Abstract : The banana is of great value in terms of nutrition, being an energy source with great potential in animal feed. The essential features of bananas and plantains are the low dry matter content and the predominance of non-structural carbohydrates, mainly in the pulp. These fruits are essentially an energy source in the form of starch or immature green they are, and in the form of saccharose if they are in the mature form. While the leaves of banana present values of NDF, cp and lignin suitable for animal feed, mainly as a forage source for ruminants. However, the presence of tannins in bananas and plantains is the main anti-nutritional factor of these fruits. Tannins can influence negatively the voluntary intake and the digestive processes by inhibiting the action of proteolytic enzymes. This literature review aims to show the potential use of banana crop by-products in animal feed for this are characterized nutritional properties of banana, and are compiled studies evaluating the use of the banana crop by-products in animal feed, as are mentioned antinutritional factors to take into account when using this fruit as a food source for livestock.