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Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) as an alternative protein source in broiler feed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2018

M.E. ABD EL-HACK Open the ORCID record for M.E. ABD EL-HACK [Opens in a new window] ,
A.A. SWELUM ,
M.A. ABDEL-LATIF ,
D. MÁS TORO  and
M. ARIF
M.E. ABD EL-HACK*
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
A.A. SWELUM
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
M.A. ABDEL-LATIF
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
D. MÁS TORO
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Laboratory, Faculty of Natural Science, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Av. de las Ciencias s/n Juriquilla, Delegación Santa Rosa Jáuregui, C.P. 76230. Querétaro, Qro., Mexico
M. ARIF
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
*
Corresponding author: m.ezzat@zu.edu.eg; dr.mohamed.e.abdalhaq@gmail.com
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Abstract

Pigeon pea (PP), Cajanus cajan, is a plant that is cultivated for human food and animal feed. It exists as a wide range of cultivars, and their flexibility for use in animal rearing systems have made PP popular, especially for small-scale farmers. PP is grown widely in India and in parts of Africa and Central America. The main producers of PP in the world are India, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Ethiopia, Mozambique, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the West Indies in the Caribbean and Latin America region, Indonesia and the Philippines and Australia. Analysis has shown that PP contains 17.9-24.3% crude protein (CP) in whole grain, and 21.1-28.1% in split seeds, and high protein genotypes contain 32.5%. Optimal levels of utilisation have been shown to improve broiler performance and may reduce daily feed cost. However, PP contains anti-nutritional factors that negatively affect feed efficiency. The use of processing methods such as fermentation, boiling, milling, soaking, and roasting can minimise any harmful effects and improve its nutritive quality, positively enhancing performance parameters. Studies on the use of PP suggested that it can be included at 7.5% of the diet or as 50% substitution for soybean meal in broiler diets.

Keywords

Cajanus cajanbroilerperformancefeedinganti-nutritional factors
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Review
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 541 - 548
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2018 

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