USE OF RAW CASSAVA ROOTS (Manihot utilissima POHL) IN A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THREE SWINE GROWING AND FATTENING DIETS

Authors

  • Roberto Pereira de Mello UFV
  • Francisco Eduardo Galvão UFG

Abstract

An experiment was carried out at the Escola Média de Agricultura de Florestal, Minas Gerais, in order to verify the viability of cassava roots use (Manihot utilissima, Pohl) ";in natura"; in growing and fattening swine diets. Three treatments were used, containing commercial mixture for fatteningswine (B), ground corn (C) and all receiving para grass (Brachiaria mutica Stapf) ";ad libitum";. In each treatment were used ten crossbred animals of 133,5 days and gains were 0,451; 0,452 and 0,178 kg for treatments A, B and C, respectively. The analysis of variance revealed that for livre gains and lard’s thickness there was no statistically significant difference among litters and treatments A and B, having, however, (p < 0,01) among treatments C against A + B. The treatment containing cassava "in natura" revealed to be the most economic.

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Published

2007-10-19

How to Cite

MELLO, R. P. de; GALVÃO, F. E. USE OF RAW CASSAVA ROOTS (Manihot utilissima POHL) IN A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THREE SWINE GROWING AND FATTENING DIETS. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 2, n. 1, p. 59–70, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/1940. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 2, n. 1, Jan./Dec. 1972

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Research Article

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