Proximate Composition and Mineral Profile of Some Agro-Allied By-Products Wastes in the Kingdom of Lesotho

Teboho Jobo and Oluwabiyi Oluremi
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Teboho Jobo: Department of Animal Science, National University of Lesotho, P.O. Box 180, Roma, Lesotho
Oluwabiyi Oluremi: Department of Animal Science, National University of Lesotho, P.O. Box 180, Roma, Lesotho

Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 2023, vol. 9, issue 1, 114-121

Abstract: The study was carried out to investigate the feed value of four agro-allied by-products consisting of two tubers wastes namely; Irish potato peel meal (IPPM) and sweet potato peel meal (SPPM) and two fruits wastes namely, sweet orange peel meal (SOPM) and banana peel meal (BPM) as feed ingredients in livestock and poultry production in a temperate environment. Fresh fruits of banana and sweet orange and fresh tubers of Irish potato and sweet potato were purchased from the Maseru District in Lesotho. The tubers were rinsed and peeled, the peels of the fruits were removed and all the peels were separately shade-dried to attain about 10% moisture. Drying of Irish potato, sweet potato, and sweet orange peels lasted 48 hours, while for banana peels it lasted 72 hours. The peels were milled and stored in sealed plastic bottles prior to chemical analyses. Chemical analyses were carried out in triplicate to determine the proximate constituents, energy content, and mineral profile. The results revealed significant (P

Keywords: Agro-allied; Wastes; Evaluation; Feed. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.32861/jac.91.114.121

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