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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Nutrient digestibility of Mucuna (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) bean in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris, L): Effects of heat treatment and levels of incorporation in diets
British Poultry Science, Volume 50, No. 5, Year 2009
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1. Mucuna pruriens var. utilis is a legume, the seeds of which are scarcely used in animal diets owing to their high content of 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (L-Dopa). 2. Experiments were conducted on guinea fowl to assess the effects of two types of heat processing (cooking and toasting) on chemical composition and nutrient digestibility of Mucuna seeds offered alone or incorporated at three concentrations (40, 120 or 200 g/kg) in complete diets. 3. Diets containing 200 g/kg seeds had more crude fibre and less ether extract. L-Dopa content increased with the amount of Mucuna inclusion. Cooking reduced markedly L-Dopa content while toasting had no effect. When fed alone, Mucuna seeds dramatically decreased feed intake. 4. Feed intake (FI) and body weight gain (BWG) were not influenced by the complete diets. Cooking significantly increased crude fibre digestibility. 5. It is suggested that cracked and cooked Mucuna bean can be incorporated at a safe level of 120 g/kg in complete diets for guinea fowl production. © 2009 British Poultry Science Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dahouda, Mahamadou
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Toléba, Soumanou Seibou
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Youssao Abdou Karim, Issaka
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Hambuckers, A.
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Dangou-Sapoho, R. K.
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Martin, Gaëlle B.
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Fillet, Marianne
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Hornick, Jean Luc
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/00071660903193774
ISSN:
00071668
e-ISSN:
14661799
Study Locations
Guinea