scholarly journals Fermentation and nutritive value of silage and hay made from the aerial part of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Zambello de Pinho ◽  
Ciniro Costa ◽  
Mario De Beni Arrigoni ◽  
Antonio Carlos Silveira ◽  
Carlos Roberto Padovani ◽  
...  

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), although native to Brazil, is still underutilized, especially when it comes to using its aerial part. In order to study the potential of the cassava plant for use as animal feed, the present work evaluated the characteristics of the aerial part of cassava when submitted to the processes of ensiling and haymaking. Treatments consisted of: aerial part of the plant ensiled without wilting (PAS); aerial part ensiled after wilting (PAE), and aerial part made into hay (PAF). Chemical analyses were run in order to evaluate the traits that determine the nutritional value of silage and hay. Wilting increased dry matter concentration from 25% to 27.7%, without changing the concentration of soluble carbohydrates (33.3 and 35.5% in the PAS and PAE, respectively), as well as buffer capacity (204 mmol kg-1 DM in PAS and 195 mmol kg-1 DM in PAE). Neither pH (3.57 in fresh silage and 3.60 in PAE) nor the ADIN concentration (11.32% of total nitrogen in PAS and 9.99% of total nitrogen in PAE) differed between the silages, but ADIN concentration was higher in hay (15.39%). Wilting caused an increase in the concentration of ammonia (from 6.5% of total nitrogen in PAS to 13.0 of total nitrogen in PAE). The levels of volatile fatty acids did not change with wilting. The ensiling process reduced the concentrations of free hydrocyanide (HCN), without, however, affecting cyanohydrin.

Food Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (S1) ◽  
pp. 78-84
Author(s):  
S. Idris ◽  
Rosnah Shamsudin ◽  
M.Z.M. Nor ◽  
M.N. Mokhtar ◽  
S.S. Abdul Gani

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the main sources of carbohydrate and it is a useful plant in Malaysia. Its root is used to produce various foods such as cassava chips, while the other parts are potentially to produce feeds and other useful products. However, details observation in the proximate composition of each part of the cassava plant is important in utilizing it as an animal feed, especially for the ruminants. Hence, this research was conducted to evaluate the proximate composition of each part in the cassava plant and characterized its functional groups using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and the thermal properties using thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). The results obtained showed that the portions of fresh cassava plants namely flesh, stem, peel, discarded tuber and the leaf were recorded at 50.06%, 31.01%, 10.63%, 6.92% and 1.49% (w/w), respectively. Proximate analysis showed that the leaf has potential as animal feed as it contains significant high in crude protein (28.02±0.10%), crude fat (5.63± 0.12%) and the gross energy value of 4824.3 g/cal. Even though the leaf has a higher cyanide content (0.02 mg/kg) than other parts, it is still in acceptable range as an ingredient in animal feed. For animal feed that focuses on high protein and gross energy, the leaf has potential in feed ingredients. Meanwhile, cassava flesh also has potential as an animal feed since it has low crude fiber (2.11±0.03%) but high in carbohydrate (92.66±1.88%) and gross energy content (4223.9 cal/g). FTIR spectra showed that there were different functional groups present in the samples. From the TGA data, it showed that the major components in samples were cellulose which started to decompose rapidly at maximum degradation rate temperature of 315-400°C, especially for flesh and discarded tuber. Different parts of cassava plants are expected to help the agriculture industry in producing alternative animal feed at the same time minimizing the impact of waste generated in the environment.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
MSA Fakir ◽  
M Jannat ◽  
MG Mostafa ◽  
H Seal

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) roots (tubers) are used as staple food. Starch extracted from tubers is widely utilized as raw materials in industries. Dry matter (DM) content, starch and flour extraction and proximate composition were investigated in seven cassava accessions (Coc-A1, Kh-A2, Cow-A3, Sa-A4, Me-A5, Va-A6 and Sy-A8.) in 2010- 2011. Leaf DM varied from 20.51% in Me-A5 to 29.01% in Sy-A8; that of stem from 27.24% in Va-A6 to 32.10% (average of Sy-A8, Me-A5 and Sa-A4); and that of tuber from 37.30% in Kh-A2 to 45.26% in Sy-A8. Starch was extracted by blending chopped tuber followed by decantation. Tubers were sliced, sun dried and milled into flour. Tuber starch content (fresh wt. basis) varied between 15.04% in Sy-A8 and 24.97% (average of Coc-A1 and Me-A5); that of peel from 4.54% in Va-A6 to 5.85% in Coc-A1. Crude protein varied from 1.80% (average of Kh-A2, Cow-A3 and Sy-A8) to 4.53% in Va-A6. Crude fiber content varied from 1.95% (average of Sa-A4 and Coc-A1) to 4.27% in Cow-A3. Cyanogens present in cassava plant escape as hydrogen cyanide (HCN) during harvesting and processing. Variation for HCN existed and it was 140.95 mg/kg fresh tuber (average of Sy-A8 and Coc-A1) to 546.0 mg/kg fresh tuber in Va-A6. There was no detectable HCN in the extracted flour and starch. It may be concluded that genetic variation for DM, starch, protein and HCN existed in seven cassava accessions, and Coc-A1 may be a better one due to its lower HCN, higher DM and starch content. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i2.14698 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(2): 217-222, 2012


1991 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Ash ◽  
R. Elliott

SUMMARYThe nutritive value of taro leaf (Colocasia esculenta) silage, with or without various crop or crop byproducts as additives, was evaluated in two experiments in Western Samoa in 1988 and 1989. In Experiment 1, laboratory silos were used to assess the quality of eight taro leaf silages which were either ensiled fresh or wilted overnight. Taro leaf ensiled alone was poorly preserved with a pH of 5·4 and high concentrations of ammonia-N and volatile fatty acids. In contrast, silages with crop byproduct additives rich in water soluble carbohydrates (WSC), mainly molasses, ripe banana or papaya pulp, were of high quality with pH levels of c. 4 and low concentrations of volatiles. Copra meal, although low in WSC, was able to produce a satisfactory silage when added to taro leaf through its ability to restrict fermentation.Despite only a small increase (14·2%) in silage dry matter (DM) content, wilting of taro leaves resulted in silage of significantly higher quality than that made from fresh leaves. Most of the benefit of wilting was attributed to better fermentation conditions rather than a restricted fermentation.Two of the better silages from Experiment 1, taro/molasses and taro/banana, were prepared on a larger scale in earth pits and fed to goats in a second experiment. Both silages were highly palatable and digestible; DM intakes of 47 and 63 g/kg W0·75 per day and organic matter digestibilities of 69·0 and 74·9% were recorded for the banana and molasses silages, respectively.It was concluded that taro leaf is a suitable forage for ensilage, and when combined with additives rich in WSC, a forage of high nutritive value can be produced.


Author(s):  
Sarah Binti Idris ◽  
Rosnah Shamsudin ◽  
Mohd Zuhair Mohd Nor ◽  
Mohd Noriznan Mokhtar ◽  
Siti Salwa Abd Ghani

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the third-largest carbohydrate food source in the tropical region after rice and corn. Its flesh is used to produce foods, while the other parts of the plant are not fully exploited. This research aimed to evaluatetheproximate composition of the cassava plant (Rayong 90 variety). Six different parts namely leaf, petiole, young stem, tuber, cortex and periderm of white variety cassava plants were dried and powdered to determine their proximate composition (protein, carbohydrate, fat, crude fiber, ash, moisture). The results show that the leaf is the most nutritional compared to other parts. Leaf had 43.80% carbohydrate, 23.87% protein, 13.66% crude fiber, 6.53% ash, 6.00 % crude fat and 5.00% moisture content. The crude protein for other parts were very low, ranging from 2.54% to 10.20%. The white cassava variety plant was very high in carbohydrates, ranging from 30.48% to 86.77% of dry matter. The mean percentage of crude fat found within the range from 0% to 6.00%. From the results, it can be concluded that a leaf of white cassava variety can be used to develop a potential high carbohydrate and protein ruminant feed because it has appreciable levels of the nutrient.


2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kustantinah (Kustantinah) ◽  
Arif Nur Wibowo ◽  
Hari Hartadi

<p>Agricultural by-product, especially from cassava plants, can be found easily at all over Indonesia. Parts of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plant that can be used for animal feed are leaves, stem covering, tuber (in dry or<br />wet condition, with or without skin). Cassava leaves cannot be used freely as animal feed, because of the persistence of anti-quality, i.e. Cyanide Acid (HCN) and tannin substance. Cassava leaves can be found easily in the dry season, when<br />generally the presence of forage as ruminant’s diet is so limited. This research had to be done to observe potency of cassava leaves as supplement for Bligon goat’s diet. This research used 24 mature early pregnant Bligon goats. The<br />goat divided into 3 treatments, those are : K as Control Diet (conventional diet which usually be given by the farmers); T1 or Treatment 1 (Control Diet+300 g cassava leaves); and T2 or Treatment 2 (Control Diet+260 g cassava<br />leaves+200 dried cassava tuber). The result showed that cassava leaves supplementation increased EE and TDN consumption. From total consumption, cassava leaves and dried cassava tuber increased DM, OM, CP, EE, and TDN<br />digestibility, but reduced CF digestibility. The effect of anti-coccidia didn’t appear optimally which shown by there was no significant differences of the amount of coccidian oocyste in the goat feces. However, the amount of coccidian<br />oocyste in the feces reduced (1666.67 on the T1 and 2500 on the T2) as compare to those on the K (5000).</p><p>(Key words: Bligon Goat, Cassava leaves, Feed Supplement, Coccidiostat)<br /><br /></p>


1978 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.W.J. Boerboom

Results of an experiment in Trinidad were analysed and data obtained from literature were recalculated to determine which factors control the DM distribution in the cassava plant. Under given conditions for long periods, possibly for the storage life of cassava, the distribution of DM over tubers and shoot proved to be constant. Based on this finding, a model was developed and 2 parameters were introduced: ESRP, efficiency of the plant at producing tubers; ISS, initial plant wt. at which tuber production starts. The model was used to visualize genetic differences and the effect of environmental conditions on DM distribution. The relation between harvest index and ESRP was discussed. It is recommended that ESRP is used instead of harvest index as a selection trait. Selection material on ESRP can be screened rather early in the growth cycle as tuber wt. is linearly related to plant wt. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)


2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (Special) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed & Mohammed

This study was carried out in vitro to investigate the effect of addition of different levels of dates honey (DH) as soluble carbohydrates (WSC) and urea on fermentation quality and nutritive value of corn cobs silages (CCS). CC was ensiled with 4 levels of DH, 4, 6, 8 or 10% and 3 levels of urea 0, 1.5 or 3%. CCS samples were packed in double layer nylon bags and kept anaerobically for 60 days. Results revealed that color of CCS samples were ranged between yellow and brown. Smell of diluted vinegar was detected in samples made with addition of DH only, whereas, those made with addition of low and high levels of urea were characterized with smell of diluted and concentrated ammonia respectively. Increasing DH level from 4 to 10% significantly (P˂0.05) decrease in neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and hemicellulose by 2.42 and 2.69% respectively, with significant (P˂0.01) increase in crude protein (CP) and ether extract (EE). Significant (P˂0.05) decrease in crude fiber (CF) and NDF with significant (P˂0.01) increase in CP and cellulose contents were noticed due to addition of urea. Results also showed a trend for pH to be reduced (P˂0.01) with increasing level of DH, but different responses to increased urea levels were shown, where values were 5.91, 6.17 and 6.95 at levels of 0, 1.5 and 3%. Increasing DH level (6 and 8%) significantly (P˂0.01) decrease silage ammonia nitrogen concentration as a percentage of total nitrogen (18.52 and 18.35) and increase concentration of total volatile fatty acids as a percentage of silage dry matter (DM) at higher levels (6.73 and 8.24%), however both concentrations were reversely responded to increase urea level. Lower DM loss and buffering capacity (BC) were recorded at the lower level of DH (41.86 and 43.60 meq NaOH/100 g DM), whereas the higher level was associated with better Fleig point (Fp). Regarding effect of levels of urea, lower (P˂0.01) DM loss and BC with higher (P˂0.01) Fp at the lower level were observed, the later was 63.16. Results of study also revealed that increasing level of DH decreased aerobic stability of CCS samples to 41 hours (h), but higher value of 43.5 was recorded at higher level of urea. Results also showed that in vitro DM digestibility of CCS was (P˂0.05) improved due to increasing levels of DH and urea, however, lower (P˂0.05) values were obtained with lower levels of these additives.


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