TY  - JOUR
T1  - Chemical Composition and Cyanide Levels of Hybrid Catfish Fed Whole Cassava Root Meal in Replacement of Maize
AU - Akinrotimi, O.A. AU - Sanni, L.O. AU - Abu, O.M.G. AU - Erondu, E.S. 
JO  - Journal of Food Technology
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
SP  - 52
EP  - 57
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1684-8462
DO  - jftech.2010.52.57
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2010.52.57
KW  - composition
KW  -proximate
KW  -maize
KW  -hybrid catfish
KW  -whole cassava root meal
KW  -cyanide
KW  -Chemical
AB  - The chemical composition and cyanide levels of hybrid catfish fed with whole cassava root meal as a replacement for maize were analyzed and evaluated. Four different diets with varying levels of replacement of maize meal with whole cassava root meal were formulated and designated A<SUB>o</SUB>, B<SUB>33</SUB>, C<SUB>66</SUB> and D<SUB>100</SUB> with 0, 33, 66 and 100% of whole cassava root meal inclusion, respectively. The fish were fed for a period of 32 weeks. The result from the study indicated there was no significant different in chemical composition of the experimental diets except in their cyanide levels, A<SUB>o</SUB> (control) had 0.00 mg kg&#175;<SUP>1</SUP>; diets B<SUB>33</SUB> (0.02), C<SUB>66</SUB> 0.04 and D<SUB>100</SUB> had 0.09 cyanide levels. The chemical composition of the experimental fish shown that the there were no significant different  in  the  proximate  level of the fish fed with different diets. The cyanide levels increased as the level of  whole  cassava  root  meal  inclusion  in  the  diets increased. Diet A<SUB>o</SUB> (control), had 0.02 mg kg&#175;<SUP>1</SUP>; diet B<SUB>33</SUB> 0.03 mg kg&#175;<SUP>1</SUP>; while diet C<SUB>66</SUB> 0.05 mg kg&#175;<SUP>1</SUP> and diet D<SUB>100</SUB> 0.08. These values are within tolerable range for the normal metabolism of the fish. Therefore, it can be concluded from the results obtained in this trial that whole cassava root meal can replace maize successfully without any adverse effect.
ER  -