Proximate and Elemental Analysis of Some Selected Commercial Poultry Feeds in Nigeria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4314/cajost.v1i2.57Keywords:
Poultry, feeds, Proximate, Elemental, AnalysisAbstract
Despite the important role played by the poultry subsector in reducing the
scourge of poverty, unemployment and malnutrition in Nigeria; the poultry
subsector is faced with numerous challenges, prominent among them being
feed quality. To overcome such challenges, this research examined some
commercially prepared poultry feeds. Two commercially prepared poultry feeds
were selected and subjected to proximate and elemental analyses using AAS,
X-ray fluorescence and UV/Visible spectroscopy. Moisture content ranges
between 12.64±0.86 to 27.94±0.38 and 8.03 to 36.31 % while protein content
ranges from 18.00±0.5 to 10.66±0.76 and 20.16±1.75 to 13.1±0.36 per 100g of
sample for VSF and LSF respectively. The results show that both feeds meet
the average minimum requirement recommended for poultry feeds by both
National Research Council and Food and Agricultural Organisation.
