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MICHELANGELI, Coromoto et al. Ileal and faecal digestibilities of nitrogen, amino acids, energy, and cell wall components of toasted jackbean ;Canavalia ensiformis (L.); in pigs. Zootecnia Trop. [online]. 2004, vol.22, n.1, pp.71-86. ISSN 0798-7269.

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the ileal and faecal digestibilities of various dietary components of toasted Canavalia ensiformis (194±2°C x 18 min) in pigs. Eight castrated male pigs (20 kg, on the average) were surgically modified to create an ileo rectal anastomosis for use in an ileal digestibility trial. In addition, eight pigs (29.5kg) were used in a fecal digestibility trial. In both experiments, apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter, nitrogen, neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), ether extract, energy and amino acids were estimated. Chemical analysis of raw and toasted canavalia, including canavanine and haemoagglutinating activity, were determined. A standard basal diet was prepared. Twenty percent of toasted canavalia were mixed thoroughly with the basal diet. The data indicated that toasting of raw canavalia seeds reduced total amino acids and their digestibilities in approximately 50%. The original canavanine content in raw canavalia beans was reduced by 95% following toasting. No haemagglutination activity was detected in toasted canavalia beans. NDF and ADF contents in the raw seeds were markedly increased due to the toasting procedure employed. Total amino acid digestibility in toasted seeds was estimated to be 52.8%. In summary, although toasting the raw beans of Canavalia ensiformis at 194°C/18min was effective to reduce or abolish the antinutricional effects of the raw seeds, the resulting nutritional value of the toasted seeds for growing pigs was rather low.

Palabras clave : Canavalia ensiformis; toasting; digestibility; amino acids; pigs.