Penggunaan Pakan Fermentasi Berbasis Azolla sp Sebagai Substitusi Sebagian Ransum Komersil terhadap Berat Akhir dan Penampilan Karkas Ayam Lokal Pedaging Unggul (ALPU)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaella Rahma ◽  
Yunasri Usman ◽  
Muhammad Daud
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Livestock Breeding ◽  
Fermented Feed ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Final Weight

Abstrak.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh substitusi sebagian ransum komersil periode finisher dengan pakan fermentasi berbasis Azolla sp terhadap berat akhir dan persentase karkas ALPU.   Penelitian dilakukan  diLaboratorium Lapangan Peternakan (LLP),  Program Studi Perternakan,  Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Syiah Kuala, tanggal 14 Februari‒23 April 2017.  Penelitian menggunakan 80 ekor DOC Unsexed, produksiLembaga Breeding Agripet Perkasa (LBAP). Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK),  terdiri dari 4perlakuan dan 4 kelompok.   Tiap kelompok merupakan unit percobaan, masing-masing terdiri dari lima ekor ayam.Perlakuan yang  dicobakan adalah pemberian pakan fermentasi berbasis Azolla sp sebanyak 0%, 5%, 10%, dan 15%. Parameter yang diamati meliputi bobot akhir, bobot karkas, persentase karkas, bobot dan persentase potongan karkas. Hasil penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa subsitusi sebagian ransum komersil dengan bahan pakan fermentasi berbasis Azolla sp tidak berpengaruh nyata  terhadap berat dan persentase karkas, berat potongan karkas dan persentase potongan karkas ALPU umur 10 minggu. Meskipun tidak berbeda nyata, berat karkas ALPU yang diberikan ransum komersil dengan substitusi 5 %, 10 %, 15 %  pakan fermentasi Azolla sp (P1 sampai P3) lebih tinggi daripada tanpa pakan fermentasi berbasis Azolla sp (P0). ALPU yang diberikan pakan fermentasi berbasis Azolla sp  (P1sampai P3) memiliki bobot dan persentase dada, sayap, paha dan punggung lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan ALPU yang diberikan 100% ransum komersil (P0). Hasil analisis statistik terhadap kelompok ALPU umur 10 minggu berpengaruh nyata (P0,05) terhadap berat hidup, berat dan persentase potongan karkas (dada, sayap, paha dan punggung), namun tidak menunjukkan perbedaan  yang nyata pada berat dan persentase karkas. Disimpulkan bahwa ransum komersil N511 dapat disubsitusikan dengan pakan fermentasi berbasis Azolla sp selama periode pemeliharaan 3-10 minggu tanpa berpengaruh negatif terhadap berat hidup, berat,  persentase karkas dan  potongan karkas ayam ALPU umur 10 minggu.  The Use of Azolla Sp of Fermented Feed As Substitution of Most Commercial Weighted Commercial Rations and Appearance of Superior Local Chicken Carcasses (ALPU)Abstract. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of substitution of some commercial rations finisher period with Azolla sp's fermented feed on the final weight and percentage of ALPU carcass. The research was conducted at Field Laboratory of Animal Husbandry (LLP), Livestock Breeding Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, 14 February-23April, 2017. The study used 80 DOC Unsexed, Breeding Agripet Perkasa (LBAP), Binjai. The design used was Randomized Block Design (RAK), consisting of 4 treatments and 4 groups. Each group is an experimental unit, each consisting of five chickens. The treatments were Azolla sp. Fermentation based on 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15%. Parameters observed include final weight, weight, percentage of carcass, weight and percentage of carcass. The results of this study show that the substitution of some commercial rations with fermented feed ingredients based on Azolla sp has no significant effect on the weight and percentage of carcass, carcass weight and percentage of 10 weeks of ALPU carcass. Although not significantly different, ALPU carcass weight given commercial ration with 5% substitution, 10%, 15% fermented Azolla sp feed (P1 to P3) was higher than without Azolla sp (P0) based fermentation feed. ALPU given fermented feed based on Azolla sp (P1 to P3) has higher weight and percentage of chest, wings, thighs and back than ALPU given 100% commercial ration (P0). The result of statistical analysis on ALPU group age 10 weeks had significant effect (P 0,05) to live weight, weight and percentage of carcass (chest, wings, thighs and back) but did not show significant difference in weight and percentage of carcass. It was concluded that commercial N511 ration could be substituted with Azolla sp-based fermentation feed during maintenance period of 3-10 weeks without negatively affecting weight of life, weight, carcass percentage and 10 weeks of ALPU chicken carcass.

scholarly journals Effect of replacement of soybean meal with protected or common urea on the carcass and meat characteristics of confined steers

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilmar Dos Santos Cardoso ◽  
Leonel Da Silva Rodrigues ◽  
Diego Soares Machado ◽  
Camille Carijo Domingues ◽  
Mauren Burin da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Slow Release ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fat Thickness

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of crude protein substitution of soybean meal with urea (slow-release or otherwise) on the carcass and the meat characteristics of finished steers in confinement. Twenty-seven castrated, purebred and Charolais-Nelore crossbred steers with a mean age of 20 ± 1,5 months and initial mean live weight of 293 ± 31 kg, were distributed in three treatments: Protected Urea (concentrate containing slow degradation urea ); Soybean meal (concentrate containing soybean meal) and Urea Common (concentrate containing common urea). A randomized block experimental design (racial predominance) was used, with three treatments and nine replications, with the animal as the experimental unit. Feeding treatments did not influence the hot and cold carcass weight and yield. The fat thickness that covered the carcass was not altered, according to the diets studied, being on average 3.97 ± 0.94 mm. The measurements and the carcass compactness were not altered by the diets, presenting average values of 127.55; 74.86; 39.86; 38.84 and 25.72 cm for carcass length, leg and arm, arm perimeter and cushion thickness, respectively. A significant difference was observed in marbling, and the meat of the animals treated with soybean meal were higher than those treated with protected urea (3.72 vs 2.28 points).

scholarly journals Effect of diets with different levels of guanidinoacetic acid on newly weaned piglets

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 3887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Andrade Teixeira ◽  
Alessandra Gimenez Mascarenhas ◽  
Heloisa Helena de Carvalho Mello ◽  
Emmanuel Arnhold ◽  
Patrícia Da Silva Assunção ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Creatine Kinase ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Daily Weight Gain ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Guanidinoacetic Acid ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Blood Creatinine

Ninety barrow piglets weaned at 21 days old were used to evaluate the effects of guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) supplementation on their performance and blood creatinine and creatine kinase (CK) levels during the nursery phase (21 to 63 days old). The piglets were distributed in a randomized block design with five treatments (0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20% GAA inclusion), six repetitions, and three animals per repetition. The experimental rations were formulated to meet the nutritional requirements for the phases of 21 to 32, 33 to 42 and 43 to 63 days of age. The experimental diets and water were offered ad libitum throughout the experimental period. At 42 and 63 days old, blood was collected from one animal in each experimental unit for creatinine and creatine kinase analysis. The analysed variables were daily weight gain (DFG), daily feed intake (DFI), and feed conversion (FC) in the 21 to 42 days old and 21 to 63 days old of the nursery phase. All variables were subjected to analysis of variance and regression analysis. We adopted ? = 0.05, and considered a trend to be present when ? was between 0.05 and 0.10. In the pre-initial period (21 to 42 days old), there was an increasing trend in daily weight (P = 0.069), which increased to the level of 0.97% of GAA inclusion. The DFI and FC were not significantly affected by the addition of different GAA levels in the diet. Creatinine levels in the blood at 42 and 63 days old were not significantly influenced by the treatments. The level of CK at 42 days old showed an increasing trend (P = 0.077) that occurred quadratically to the level of 0.085% of GAA inclusion, with no significant difference for this variable at 63 days old. The use of GAA did not promote improvements in performance or blood creatinine and CK levels in piglets in the nursery phase.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MULTI NUTRIENT SAUCE (MNS) DENGAN DOSIS YANG BERBEDA DALAM RANSUM TERHADAP KECERNAAN PROTEIN KASAR DAN SERAT KASAR PADA DOMBA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
M Alvin Rifqi Fadilla, Erwanto, Muhtarudin, dan Agung Kusuma Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Protein Digestibility ◽  
Crude Fiber ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Difference Test

The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of addition of Multinutrient Sauce (MNS) in the ration on digestibility of crude protein and crude fiber in sheep.  This research was conducted in May—July 2019 at the People's Farm of Kebagusan Village, Gedong Tataan District, Pesawaran Regency.  The digestibility analysis of crude protein and crude fiber was carried out at the Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Animal Husbandry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lampung.  This study used a randomized block design (RBD) based on sheep body weight with six groups and three treatments, namely R0 (ration without MNS); R1 (R0 + MNS 5%); and R2 (R0 + MNS 10%).  The data obtained were analyzed using ANOVA at a 5% significance level or 1% significance, and continued with further test using Least Significant Difference Test (LSD) if there is significant results.  The results showed that the addition of 10% MNS in the ration had a significant effect (P<0.05) on increasing the digestibility of crude protein and crude fiber in sheep.   Keywords: multi nutrient sauce (MNS), digestibility of crude protein, digestibility of crude fiber, sheep.

scholarly journals Performance and intestinal development of chicks submitted to different rations and different types of incubation

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-161
Author(s):  
Eliete Souza Santana ◽  
José Neto Cassiano de Camargo ◽  
Michele Laboissière ◽  
Roberto Moraes Jardim Filho
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Intestinal Development ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Feed Processing

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of two types of incubation and two types of feeding on the performance of chickens and intestinal development of chicks during the pre-starter phase (1 to 7 days of age). One-year-old male Ross® chicks were used. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design, in a 2x2 factorial design, with two types of feed processing (bran and micropelleted) and two types of incubation machines (single and multiple stage), totaling four treatments, with four treatment repetitions each. Twelve birds per experimental unit were used, totaling 192 animals. Performance evaluations were conducted, such as mean weight, weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion, bowel weight and size, and percentage of intestine in relation to live weight. Histomorphometric tests on the height of the villi and depth of the duodenal crypts were also performed. The two incubation machines did not influence any of the analyzed variables. Even though both had the same composition, the micropelleted feed resulted in positive gains for the performance variables: average weight, weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion when compared to the meal, but was unable to significantly influence the morphometric measurements of the duodenum of chicks in the pre-starter phase.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBERIAN RANSUM KOMERSIL DENGAN PENAMBAHAN BAHAN PAKAN LOKAL TERFERMENTASI AMONIUM SULFAT DAN UREA TERHADAP BOBOT HIDUP, BOBOT KARKAS, DAN BOBOT GIBLET ITIK HIBRIDA JANTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-210
Author(s):  
Amir Husein ◽  
Rudy Sutrisna ◽  
Dian Septinova
Keyword(s):  
Ammonium Sulphate ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
University Research ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Research Material ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Male Hybrid ◽  
Level Of Significance

This research aimed to know the influence of giving a commercial ration with addition of local feed fermented with ammonium sulphate and urea and to find out the best ration on live weight, carcass weight, and giblet weight of male hybrid ducks. This research was carried out in July 2018--August 2018 in the cage of ducks, Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, Lampung University. Research material used consisted of 40 male hybrid ducks. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Data was analysed using analysis of variance at 5% level of significance. The results showed that there was no different effect of treatments on live weight (1,552--1,717 g / duck), carcass weight (805,6--1.016 g / duck), and giblet weight (106.8--118.45 g /duck) of male hybrid ducks. Keywords: Carcass weight, Giblet weight, Live weight, Male hybrid duck.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Substitusi Amtabis yang difermentasi dengan aspergillus niger terhadap Berat dan Persentase Karkas Broiler

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 835-842
Author(s):  
Rifki Marzani ◽  
Herawati Latif ◽  
Samadi Samadi
Keyword(s):  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Field Laboratory ◽  
Commercial Feed ◽  
Weight Effect ◽  
Agricultural Faculty ◽  
Banda Aceh

Abtrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang pengaruh substitusi amtabis yang difermentasi dengan Aspergillus niger (A.niger) terhadap berat dan persentase karkas broiler. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Laboratorium Lapangan Peternakan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala yang berlokasi di Desa Kopelma Darussalam Banda Aceh sejak tanggal 4 Desember 2015 sampai dengan tanggal 9 Januari 2016. Parameter yang diukur adalah berat hidup, berat karkas, persentase karkas, berat potongan karkas, persentase potongan karkas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa substitusi Amtabis dengan ransum komersial berpengaruh sangat nyata (P0,01) terhadap berat hidup dan berat karkas, namun tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap persentase karkas. Pada penambahan Amtabis dengan level 6% cenderung menaikkan berat hidup, berat dan persentase karkas tetapi tidak melebihi kontrol. Pengaruh substitusi Amtabis terhadap berat dan persentase bagian-bagian karkas menunjukkan pengaruh yang nyata pada berat sayap, berat paha atas dan berat paha bawah.Effect of Substitution Amtabis Fermented with Aspergillus niger on the Weight and the Percentage of Carcass Broiler Abstrack: The purpose of this study was to obtain information about the effect of substitution amtabis fermented with Aspergillus niger (A.niger) on broiler weight and the percentage of carcass. This research was conducted at the Field Laboratory of Animal Husbandry Department,  Agricultural Faculty, Syiah Kuala Universtiy Darusslam, Banda Aceh from December 4, 2015 to January 9, 2016. Parameters measured in this study were live weight, carcass weight, carcass percentage, pieces of carcass weight, carcass percentage cuts. The results showed that the substitution of Amtabis in commercial rations significant effect (P0,05) on live weight and carcass weight, but not influenced (P0,05) on carcass percentage. Substitution of Amtabis at the level of 6% on commercial feed tended to increase live weight, carcass weight and percentages but still not above control weight. Effect of substitution Amtabis on weight and cut-up pieces of broiler carcass showed significantly influenced on the weight of the wings, tights and drum sticks

Effects of growth pathway on beef quality in 18-month-old Angus and South Devon ✕ Angus pasture-fed steers

2001 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.D. Muir ◽  
N.B. Smith ◽  
P.M. Dobbie ◽  
D.R. Smith ◽  
M.D. Bown
Keyword(s):  
Meat Quality ◽  
Compensatory Growth ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Growth Restriction ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Meat Tenderness ◽  
Beef Quality ◽  
Significant Difference

AbstractThere is evidence that, in cattle, rapid compensatory growth after a period of growth restriction may increase the variability of beef quality and that variability is greater in breeds which reach larger body size at maturity. This experiment investigated the effect of compensatory growth following a period of winter growth restriction on carcass quality in steers of small and large mature size grazed on pasture. Angus (no. = 120) and South Devon ✕ Angus (SD✕ A; no. = 110) steers were allocated to non-restricted or restricted growth treatment groups and for 126 days over winter their grazing was managed to achieve mean live-weight gains of approximately 0·7 kg/day or to maintain live weight for each group respectively. Steers were slaughtered at the start (no. = 10 per breed) and end (no. = 20 per nutrition group (10 from each breed)) of the winter period for carcass evaluation. Thereafter, remaining steers were grazed together at a high pasture allowance to maximize growth and were slaughtered for carcass evaluation as they reached target live weights (Angus, 590 kg; SD✕ A, 620 kg). SD✕ A steers grew faster (P< 0·05) during both the winter and finishing periods and reached target slaughter live weights approximately 20 days earlier than Angus steers. SD✕ A steers also had leaner carcasses than Angus steers at each slaughter although there was no significant difference in meat quality between breeds. However, there was a significant effect of restriction treatment on carcass weight and meat quality. The non-restricted steers grew faster, had heavier carcasses and more tender steaks than restricted steers, although there was no significant difference in carcass fatness (adjusted for hot carcass weight). Muscle calpain activities were positively correlated with live-weight gain during the finishing period suggesting increased potential for post-mortem myofibrillar proteolysis and therefore increased meat tenderness. However, in the present experiment this was confounded by an increase in shear force with age-at-slaughter, especially in the non-restricted steers. Nevertheless, steers which were heaviest at the start of the experiment reached slaughter live weight earliest, were leaner than average and had higher calpain system activities at slaughter regardless of breed or restriction treatment. Furthermore, in the non-restricted group, high initial live weight and early slaughter was associated with lower pH and more tender meat. In conclusion, although restriction affected meat quality attributes, it appears that live weight prior to food restriction also had a considerable effect on carcass characteristics at slaughter. Therefore, the characteristics of the early growth phase prior to the finishing period may have important consequences for meat quality.

scholarly journals PSIV-16 Effect of a 1-monoglyceride, 1,2-diglyceride of butyric-, caproic- and caprilic acid, and Avilamycin on performance and intestinal E. coli when fed to piglets challenged with E. coli

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 188-189
Author(s):  
Michael Coelho ◽  
Peter Ader
Keyword(s):  
Caprylic Acid ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Fixed Effect ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Infection Model ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
T1 And T2

Abstract This study examined the effect of 1-monoglycerides and 1,2-diglycerides of butyric-, caproic- and caprylic acid (SILOHealth™ 104L [monoglycerides]) and avilamycin on day 14 and 21 post weaning performance of E. coli (GN-Ent and O157:H7) day 5 challenged piglets fed corn/soy diets that met or exceeded current NRC (2012) recommendations. A total of 96, Choice Genetics CG32, piglets were used in a randomized complete block design with pen as the experimental unit, treatment as the fixed effect, and block as the random effect (4 piglets/pen x 3 treatments x 8 replications). Pigs were blocked by sex and weight and were orally dosed with 5 ml (1x109 CFU/g, strain GN-Ent and O157:H7) E. coli d 5 after weaning (Ec). The treatment were: NC with Ec; T1=NC + 3 kg/MT monoglycerides; T2=NC+ 80 ppm avilamycin. Least significant difference was used to compare means of treatment. Mortalities and pen removals were weighed and recorded. The E. coli infection model was effective in causing E. coli mortality of 25% at d14 post weaning and 33% at d21 post weaning in NC. T1 and T2 reduced mortality versus NC at d14 (25, 3 and 0%, P < 0.05) and d21 (33, 4 and 0%, P < 0.05), increased ADG at d14 (203, 255 and 259 g, P < 0.05) and d21 (456, 511 and 515 g, P < 0.05), decreased FCR at d21 (1.90, 1.85 and 1.83, P < 0.05), and decreased intestinal E. coli, log 10 of CFU/g, versus NC (4.1, 2.2 and 2.1, P < 0.05). Monoglycerides and avilamycin performance, mortality and intestinal E. coli log 10 were not significantly different at P < 0.05. In conclusion, the use of monoglycerides improved ADG, reduced FCR, reduced mortality and reduced intestinal E. coli log 10 at day 14 and 21 post weaning versus NC and monoglycerides were not significant different (P < 0.05) than avilamycin.

scholarly journals Comparison between grass-silages of different dry matter content fed to reindeer during winter

Rangifer ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Nilsson ◽  
Ingemar Olsson ◽  
Per Lingvall
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Rumen Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
High Dry Matter ◽  
Significant Difference

A study was made of whether the dry matter content of silage influenced performance when 17-month-old male reindeer were fed solely silage outdoor during winter. Two kinds of round-baled silages with different wilting times were offered to the animals; low dry matter (LDM silage) with a mean of 39% DM, or high dry matter (HDM silage) with a mean of 53% DM. The 115 reindeer were allotted to slaughter at the start of the experiment in October or to be fed until slaughter in January or March. During the first three weeks of the experiment small amounts of lichens were mixed with the silages and the reindeer adapted to the feeding without problems. The daily intake of DM did not differ significantly between reindeer fed the LDM or the HDM silage despite a highly significant difference in daily silage intake. This resulted in small but significantly higher gains in live weight for animals fed the LDM silage, caused by increased weight of the rumen content. All groups of reindeer either retained or lost carcass weight during the experiment, and no improvements or differences were obtained between the kinds of silages in carcass assessment or gains in fat in the abdominal cavity. Animals slaughtered in January had a lower carcass weight and dressing percentage than reindeer slaughtered in October and March. Environmental conditions during the experiment were good but nonetheless mobbing and illness still occurred. The present results concur with those of earlier studies suggesting that it seems to be the bulk of the ration rather than the dry matter content of the silage that limits the intake.

scholarly journals Dehydrated cassava co-product in starting piglets feeding

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4Supl1) ◽  
pp. 2775
Author(s):  
Davi Elias De Sá e Castro ◽  
Paulo Levi De Oliveira Carvalho ◽  
Newton Tavares Escocard de Oliveira ◽  
Ricardo Vianna Nunes ◽  
Jansller Luiz Genova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Randomized Experimental Design ◽  
Different Levels

Two experiments were carried out to determine the nutritional value of a dehydrated cassava co-product (DCC) and its effects on the performance and blood variables of piglets fed with different levels of DCC. In experiment I, a digestibility assay was performed and 30 whole-male crossbred piglets with initial body weight of 18.00 ± 0.673 kg were housed individually in metabolism cages and distributed in a completely randomized experimental design with 5 treatments, 6 replicates and one animal per experimental unit. A reference diet was formulated to meet the category nutritional requirements and the different levels of DCC replacement (6, 12, 18 and 24%) were used to replace the reference diet and composed the treatments. In experiment II, 120 piglets (60 whole males and 60 females) were used, with initial body weight of 13.05 ± 1.59 kg, distributed in a randomized complete block design with 5 treatments, 6 replicates and 4 animals per experimental unit. Treatments consisted of five feeds with increasing inclusion levels (0, 3, 6, 9 and 12%) of the DCC. The feed based on corn and soybean meal were formulated to meet the recommended levels in starting piglets feeding. The data were submitted for statistical analysis and, when presenting significant difference, the averages were compared by the Dunnet’s test at 10 % significance. In the digestibility assay, the values of DCC’s digestive energy and metabolizable energy of 3,022 and 2,984 kcal kg -1 in natural matter, respectively, were found. There was no significant effect (p > 0.10) of inclusion levels of DCC on the final weight and daily gain of weight however we observed a quadratic effect (p < 0.10) of the DCC levels on daily feed intake and feed conversion. For the analysis of blood parameters, the results showed that there was no effect (p > 0.10) of DCC levels on glucose and blood urea in the different treatments. The use of the dehydrated cassava co-product can be an energetic alternative to piglets in starting phase and can be used up to 12 %.

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