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Potential of bacterial
fermentation as a biosafe method of improving feeds for pigs
and poultry
A. T. Niba1*,
J. D. Beal2, A. C. Kudi2 and P. H.
Brooks2
1Department
of Animal Production, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 447,
Dschang, Cameroon.
2Faculty
of Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of
Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL 4 8AA, United
Kingdom.
*Corresponding author. Email:
at_niba@hotmail.com
or atniba@yahoo.fr.
Accepted
6 February, 2009 |
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The use of fermented liquid feeds in monogastric animal
nutrition is regarded as one of the biosafe methods of
animal production. This paper examines bacterial
fermentation of feed substrates for production of fermented
liquid feeds for pigs and moist feeds for poultry. Emphasis
is placed on the interplay of factors affecting feed
fermentation and their relationship to feed quality. The
resistance of fermented feeds to enteropathogenic
contamination prior to feeding and their potential
contribution to African agriculture is highlighted.
Key
words:
Fermented liquid feed technology, pigs, poultry.
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