Oddoye E.O.K., Takrama J.F., Anchirina V., Agyente-Badu K.
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Eastern Region, Ghana
Oddoye, E.O.K., Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Eastern Region, Ghana; Takrama, J.F., Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Eastern Region, Ghana; Anchirina, V., Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Eastern Region, Ghana; Agyente-Badu, K., Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Eastern Region, Ghana
The purpose was to investigate the use of dried cashew pulp (DrCP), the sun-dried residue after juice has been extracted from the cashew apple, as a feed ingredient in growing pig diets. The growth rate, feed intake, feed to gain ratio and cost of gain of grower pigs fed diets containing 0 (0DrCP), 100 (100DrCP), 150 (150DrCP) or 200 (200DrCP) g kg-1 of dried cashew pulp was investigated in a feeding trial set up as a Completely randomized design with 4 treatments replicated 3 times and lasting 112 days. There were no significant differences (P > 0.05) among treatments in the parameters measured. It was concluded that dried cashew pulp could be used in growing pig diets up to a level of 200 g kg-1 without any deleterious effects. Future work will look at higher levels of DrCP inclusion in the diets of growing pigs. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V 2009.
animal; animal disease; animal food; article; cashew nut; diet; economics; Ghana; growth, development and aging; swine; Anacardium; Animal Feed; Animals; Diet; Ghana; Sus scrofa; Anacardium occidentale; Malus x domestica; Suidae