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

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 a...

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Published in:World's poultry science journal 2018-09, Vol.74 (3), p.541-548
Main Authors: ABD EL-HACK, M.E., SWELUM, A.A., ABDEL-LATIF, M.A., MÁS TORO, D., ARIF, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal feed
anti-nutritional factors
broiler
Cajanus cajan
Cultivars
Diet
Fatty acids
Feed conversion
Feed efficiency
feeding
Feeds
Fermentation
Food processing
Genotypes
Grain
Legumes
Nitrogen
Performance enhancement
Pigeonpeas
Poultry
Poultry feed
Proteins
Review
Seeds
Small farms
Small-scale farming
Soybeans
Vitamin B
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0043-9339
1743-4777
DOI:10.1017/S0043933918000296