Nutrient Composition and Digestibility of Asian Swamp EEL (Monopterusalbus) Meal in Broiler Nutrition

NUTRIENT COMPOSITION AND DIGESTIBILITY OF ASIAN SWAMP EEL (Monopterus albus) MEAL IN BROILER NUTRITION RENE WANGIWANG PINKIHAN Ifugao State University, Nayon, Lamut, Ifugao This study was conducted to determine the nutritive value and digestibility of Asian swamp eel meal in broiler nutrition. Specifically, it aimed to a) determine the nutrient composition of Asian swamp eel meal as compared to Peruvian fish meal b) determine and evaluate the digestion coefficients and the total digestible nutrient of the different proximate components, c) determine and evaluate the digestibility of the apparent digestible energy, apparent metabolizable energy and zero Nitrogen balance-corrected AME Contents of Asian swamp eel meal on as-fed basis and, d) determine and evaluate the digestibility of calcium and phosphorus contents of Asian swamp eel meal on as-fed basis. Asian swamp eel meal contained 68.79 % crude protein, 3.95 % crude fiber, 5.21 % crude fat, 16.70 % ash, 307.41kcal/100g gross energy, 5.11 % calcium, 3.19 % phosphorous, 612.04 mg/kg lysine, and 24.80mg/kg methionine. Except for ether extract with a low digestion coefficient of 57.02 %, digestion coefficients for other nutrients in Asian swamp eel meal are high