@article{Falaye_Sule_2020, title={Digestibility Coefficients of Cattle Hoof Meal Diet by African Catfish Clarias gariepinus Juvenile}, volume={3}, url={https://ujvas.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/67}, DOI={10.32718/ujvas3-3.05}, abstractNote={<p>Digestibility trial of Cattle hoof waste subjected to five processing methods was conducted on <em>Clarias gariepinus </em>juveniles. A reference diet 70 % and test diet 30 % was formulated with chromic oxide biomarker. Feed and feacal samples collected at 8h interval after feeding were analysed for proximate parameters and digestibility coefficient calculated. There was significant difference (P &lt; 0.05) among treatments crude protein digestibility was highest in Reference diet (88.26 ± 0.04) &lt; soda ash diet (87.49 ± 0.04) &lt; fermented diet (82.15 ± 0.10) &lt; wood ash diet (81.26 ± 0.03) &lt; raw hoof diet (79.57 ± 0.05) and lowest in Autoclaved diet (77.69 ± 0.02). Nutrient digestibility also showed significant difference (P &lt; 0.05) among treatments with highest values for soda ash diets parameters and least protein nutrient in autoclaved diet (58.99±0.08 ); fat, dry matter and energy nutrient in raw hoof diet (56.41 ± 3.49; 23.39 ± 0.16; 25.71 ± 0.75). This study concludes that <em>Clarias gariepinus </em>juveniles can be fed soda ash treated cattle hoof waste.</p&gt;}, number={3}, journal={Ukrainian Journal of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences}, author={Falaye, A. E. and Sule, S. O.}, year={2020}, month={Aug.}, pages={25-28} }