Abstract
Abstract Sixteen 80 days old indigenous pigs, divided in two groups, were fed diets containing either 35, 10, 47, 6, 1.5 and 0.5 parts maize, groundnut cake (GNC), wheat bran, fish meal, mineral mixture and salt (Control) or the same diet with GNC replaced by water washed neem (Azadirachta indica) seed kernel cake (experimental). The pigs on experimental diet, during 180 days of feeding, grew significantly (P<0.05) faster and efficiently (P<0.05) utilised the feed with comparable nutrient digestibility and higher (P<0.01) nitrogen retention. The blood enzyme profile (serum aspartic transaminase, alanine transaminase, alkaline and acid phosphatase) was similar in the two groups. Feed cost per kg pork production was reduced by 11% on experimental diet. Thus incorporation of water washed neem seed kernel cake is recommended for feeding growing pigs.
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