Effect of Terminalia catappa Fruit Meal Fermented by Aspergillus niger as Replacement of Maize on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, and Serum Biochemical Profile of Broiler Chickens

Table 2

Proximate and detergent fibre composition and antinutritional components of Terminalia catappa fruit meal (TCM) and fermented Terminalia catappa fruit meal (FTCM).

	TCM	FTCM
Proximate composition (g kg^-1)
Dry matter	972.0b	965.0a
Crude protein	47.2a	74.3b
Crude fibre	255.0b	130.0a
Fat	55.5b	39.2a
Ash	60.0b	55.0a
Nitrogen free extractives	55.4a	66.7b
Detergent fibre (g kg^-1)
Neutral detergent fibre	432.7^b	328.0a
Acid detergent fibre	307.6b	242.1a
Antinutrients
Tannin (mg 100 g^-1)	62.8b	25.7a
Phytic acid (mg 100 g^-1)	17.4b	11.2a
Oxalate (mgg^-1)	2.3	1.9

a,bMeans in the same row with different letters are significantly different at 𝑃<.05.