Effects of the use of Fermented Gamal Leaf Flour as a Concentrate Substitute on Performance of the Landrace Breeding Pigs

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of fermented gamal leaf flour as a substitute for concentrate in the basal ration on the performance of landrace crossbreed pigs. The materials used in this study were 16 landrace crossbred male pigs at the starter phase aged 1–2 months, with an average of 7.56 kg and KV of 40.68%. The design was a randomized block design with four treatments and four replications. The treatments were R0: basal ration + 100 concentrate without fermented gamal leaf meal (FGLF), R1: basal ration + 90% concentrate + FGLF 10%, R2: basal ration + 80% concentrate + FGLF 20%, R3: basal ration + 70% concentrate + 30% FGLF. The results of variance showed that the use of fermented gamal leaf flour (FGLF) as a substitute for concentrate in the basal ration of landrace crossbreed pigs had no significant effect (P>0.05) on performance. This study concluded that using fermented gamal leaf flour as a substitute for concentrate in basal rations in landrace crossbreed pigs gave relatively the same results up to 30%.