Odour offensiveness of pig fed diets containing rock snail (Thais coronata) and the natural zeolite

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Odour offensiveness, pig, Thais coronata, the natural zeolite

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Unwana A. Ukpanah
Department of Animal Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Sunday N. Ukachukwu
College of AnimalScience and Animal Production, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
Idorenyin M. Sam
Department of Animal Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Joseph S. Ekpo
Department of Animal Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

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Thirty six hybrid (Landrace × Large white) pigs, 26 to 28 weeks old with an average initial weight of 36.64 kg were assigned to diets containing (0.0, 0.2 and 0.3)g of Thais coronata and the natural zeolite respectively to determine the odour offensiveness of pig. The pigs were randomly allotted into six treatments of six pigs each, replicated three times with two pigs per replicate reared on a concrete-floored pen in a 2×3 factorial in a completely randomized design (CRD). Odour offensiveness was determined using 16 panelists in a five point scale. There were significant (P<0.05) additive (AD) × inclusion (IL) interactions in all the indices considered.Results showed that the odour offensiveness reduces as the inclusion level of the additives increases. It was concluded that the inclusion of Thais coronata can compare closely with the natural zeolite in mitigation of odour from the faeces of finisher pig.

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Ukpanah, U. A., Ukachukwu, S. N., Sam, I. M., & Ekpo, J. S. (2025). Odour offensiveness of pig fed diets containing rock snail (Thais coronata) and the natural zeolite. Journal Of Agriculture, Forestry & Environment , 3(1), 44-50. https://jafe.net.ng/index.php/home/article/view/7

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