Influence of Processing Methods on Proximate Composition and Dieting of Two Amaranthus Species from West Cameroon

Table 4

Growth performance and protein quality of rats fed with diets containing processed A. hybridus and A. cruentus leaves.

Parameters	Experimental diets
	Standards		A. hybridus-based diets		A. cruentus-based diets
	D0	DI	DII	DIII	DIV	DV
Food intake (g)					RNA
Protein consumed (g)	RNA				RNA
weight gain (g)					RNA
Feed efficiency (g/g)	RNA				RNA	RNA
Faeces weight (g)					RNA
EFU (%)	RNA				RNA	RNA
PER	RNA				RNA	RNA
NPR	RNA				RNA	RNA
TD (%)	RNA				RNA

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Means in the same line followed by the same letters are not significantly different at 5%. D0: protein-free diet, DI: egg white (standard protein), DII: sun-dried and unsliced A. hybridus, DIII: cooked and sliced A. hybridus, DIV: sun-dried and unsliced A. cruentus, and DV: cooked and sliced A. cruentus. TD: true digestibility, FE: feed efficiency, EFU: efficiency of food utilization, PER: protein efficiency ratio, NPR: net protein ratio, and RNA: results not available. All the group IV animals died before the end of experimental period.