Growth Performance and Economic Analysis of Weaner Pigs Fed Millet Hulls Supplemented with Enzyme

This study evaluated the growth performance and assessed the economic viability of producing weaned pigs fed millet hulls supplemented with Quadraxyme. Eighteen (18) mixed-sex local breeds of weaned pigs, with an average weight of 7.00 kg, were randomly assigned to three groups of six animals each. Each group was replicated three times in a completely randomized design. The pigs were fed ad libitum, and the experiment lasted 56 days. Data were collected on initial and final body weights, daily feed intake, and feed conversion ratios (FCR). The growth performance results showed that pigs fed 100% millet hulls supplemented with 0.2 kg/100 kg enzyme had the highest average daily feed intake (0.50 kg), compared to those on the control diet (0.45 kg). Pigs fed 50% millet hulls had the lowest average daily feed intake (0.39 kg). The study revealed that f millet hulls in the diet increased and total feed intake, resulting in higher body weight gains in the pigs. Diets containing 50% millet hulls and 50% maize showed the lowest FCR, indicating improved feed efficiency. Economically, the cost of producing feed with millet hulls was lower than maize-based feed. Based on the findings, it was recommended that millet hulls could be used as an alternative fibre source in the diet of weaned pigs, up to 100% supplementation with enzymes, without any adverse effects on growth performance