Nutritional Evaluation of whole Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed meal in Rats

Autor: O. M. Odetola, D. Eruvbetine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Laboratory Research in Biology, Vol 3, Iss 3 (2012)
ISSN: 0976-7614
Popis: The study reported herein evaluates with rats the nutritional quality of raw and roasted kenaf seed as sources of nitrogen. Some safety aspects regarding possible feed use were also investigated. Wistar rats were fed four purified diets viz: a basal diet (nitrogen-free), a reference diet that contains casein and two diets made of kenaf seeds. Dietary treatments significantly influenced performance, biological indices and blood parameters (P
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