Table 4.
Effect of amaranth leaf meal in diets of monogastric animals.
| Monogastric Animal | Inclusion Level | Findings | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry | 5–10% | Reduces the cholesterol content of the eggs, lowers growth performance, cholesterol, triglyceride, and serum lipid peroxidation levels | [15] |
| 10–20% | Improved performance characteristics and nitrogen utilization | [14] | |
| Improved egg weights | |||
| 8% | No adverse effect on live weight, feed conversion, carcass characteristics, and meat quality | [15] | |
| Fish | 80% | No adverse effect on performance | [103] |
| 75% | Reduced growth rate | [106] | |
| 5% | Improved growth rate | [12,105] | |
| Rabbits | 20–30% | Reduced feed intake | [107] |
| 32% | Low growth rate | [15] | |
| Pigs | 10% | Increased digestibility, the degree of assimilation of nitrogen, and the productivity of weaners | [108,109] |