DIETARY POTENTIALS OF ALBIZZIA, ADANSONIA, DELONIX AND SESAMUM SEED PROTEIN FOR MAINTENANCE OF LABORATORY MICE
DIETARY POTENTIALS OF ALBIZZIA, ADANSONIA, DELONIX AND SESAMUM SEED PROTEIN FOR MAINTENANCE OF LABORATORY MICE
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1999-10
Authors
KAGA, BENEDICT ISHAYA
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Abstract
Three types of wild seeds, namely Albizzia lebbeck, Adansonia digitate
Delonix regia as well as Sesamum were chemically analysed for their proximate
composition, amino acids and mineral elements using standard methods of analyses.
Results of the proximate composition showed that all the seeds had good keeping
qualities, Since they had low moisture content. Fermented Delonix was richest in
protein, ash, carbohydrates and nitrogen free extract than Sesamum, Adansonia and
A lbizzia respectively. Sesamum seeds had the best energy and fat contents followed by
Adansonia, Delolix and Albizzia. White Sesamum had more crude protein than Black
Sesamum. Adansonia whole seeds were highest in fibre while Delonix kernel had the
least amount
Fermentation was observed to give a dark brownish, attractive colour and
pleasant smelling aroma to the dried fermented kernels of Delonix. Furthermore,
fermentation increased lysine, threonine, valine, phenylalanine, cystine, aspartic acid,
serine, glycine and alanine and mineral elements such as sodium, calcium, zinc, Iron
and copper in fermented Delonix. Albizzia had the poorest amino acid profile.
Adansonia had the highest amount of leusine, glutamic acid and proline. Sesemum
seeds had the highest arginine, histidine, Methionine, Isoleucine and tyrosine.
The feeding trial experiment gave more feed consumption, better weight gain,
feed conversion and protein efficiency ratios for mice on Delonix than the control diet.
In addition, the mice fed on Delonix diet littered while those of the control diet did
Dot Hie investigation provided useful information on the proximate and amino acid
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constituents of Adansonia, Delonix and Black Sesamum. The possibility of
incorporating fermented Delonix seeds in animal feeds and their processing into food
seasoners were suggested.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
EDUCATIONAL BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA - NIGERIA
OCTOBER, 1999.
Keywords
DIETARY POTENTIALS,, ALBIZZIA,, ADANSONIA,, DELONIX,, SESAMUM SEED PROTEIN,, MAINTENANCE,, LABORATORY MICE.