Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility of some fruit wastes.
Naveen Z., Prasad J. R., Rao Z. P.
Author Affiliation: Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati 517 502, India.
Tamilnadu Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 3 : 1-3
Abstract : The crude protein, crude fibre, nitrogen-free extract and acid detergent lignin (ADL) content of papaya, guava and Rangapur lime (Citrus) pomaces and mango fruit pulp waste (MFPW) were 17.9, 5.6, 9.5 and 3.8; 23.9, 39.1, 13.7 and 13.3; 35.7, 50.7, 68.8 and 80.0 and 6.8, 22.3, 1.7 and 1.4%, respectively. In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) values were 41.8, 12.5, 60.2 and 79.7% for the above fruit wastes, respectively. The chemical composition and IVDMD values indicate that MFPW waste can be used as alternative feed resources in the rations of poultry and other fruit wastes can be used in the rations of livestock as they contain higher crude fibre.