The quality of black and green commercial tea samples was accessed by physicochemical analysis, mineral analysis and sensory evaluation. Significant variations in physicochemical and organoleptic parameters were observed. The moisture, protein, fat, crude fiber, water extracts and ash contents of the commercial tea samples were found to be in the range of 2.467.47, 0.87-1.141, 0.94-2.15, 11.23-...

In this study, the effects of different cellulosic wastes on nutritional values Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm. were investigated. Dry matter, moisture, protein, fat and ash contents analyzed according to AOAC methods. Crude protein determined by Kjeldahl method Soxhlet extraction, using ether as a solvent, respectively. Chemical composition such dry crude organic matter 93.5-93.7%, 6.3-6....

A digestibility trial was conducted to evaluate the nutritive value of diets composed of either Cambodian full-fat rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seeds or soya beans using 16 Mong Cai*Large White pigs. Rubber seeds of unknown falling day and storing period, and extruded soy beans were used in this study. Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) was given ad libitum as a complementary protein-rich foliage ...

Thirty eight veal calves aged 7 weeks were fed milk replacers containing either coconut fat or tallow for a period of 15 weeks. Body weight gain was 114.2 10.3 and 115.7 22.5 kg (mean SD, n = 19, P > 0.05) for the calves fed the diets with either coconut fat or tallow, respectively. Faeces were collected during the last week of the trial. Apparent digestibility of crude fat was 93.3 4.9 and 91....

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary crude glycerol in lactating sow diets on sow and litter performance under heat stress conditions. Mixed parity (range = 0 to 13) sows (n = 345; 253 +/- 24 kg of BW) were assigned randomly within gestation housing location and parity to 1 of 4 dietary treatments. Treatments consisted of a corn-soybean-based control diet (CON) and 3, 6...

Biodiesel is a renewable and environmentally friendly liquid fuel. However, the feedstock, predominantly crop oil, is a limited and expensive food resource which prevents large scale application of biodiesel. Development of non-food feedstocks are therefore, needed to fully utilize biodiesel’s potential. In this study, the larvae of a high fat containing insect, black soldier fly (Hermetia illu...

Non-invasive computerized tomography was performed on commercial broiler chickens, in both sexes, between 4 to 18 weeks of age, with the aim of body composition measurement. On the basis of 16-32 scans gathered from each bird during the scanning procedure, volumetric measurement of the breast muscle was performed. These values were at the 259; 493; 786 cm and 195; 460; 668 cm in male and female...