 | Abstract 571Comparative evaluation of the nutritive value of cakes of groundnut, niger and safflower for poultry.Mohan,-L; Reddy,-CV; Rao,-PV; Siddiqui,-SM College of Veterinary Science (Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Univ.), Rajendranagar, Andhra Pradesh 500 030, India. Indian-Journal-of-Animal-Sciences. 1983, 53: 7, 746-749; 8 ref. Groundnut, niger (Guizotia abyssinica) and safflower cakes contained crude protein 43.9, 43.1 and 47.4%, respectively, in DM. In studies with chicks, gross protein value was 46.8, 45.6 and 41.8, net protein value 40.8, 37.7 and 30.3 and N-corrected metabolizable energy in kcal/g 2.61, 2.56 and 2.59. Methionine was 0.78, 1.48, 1.27 and lysine 3.63, 3.35, 2.30% in protein. This abstract relates to the following species:
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