Abstract
The study is aimed at investigating the hepatic histopathology of weaned pigs fed sundried cassava - maize cob meal supplemented with enzymes as partial replacement for maize (SCMCM). Twenty-four healthy male weaned pigs, about 4 weeks of age with an average initial body weight (BW) of 7.44 ± 0.25 kg, were used for the experiment. Pigs were weighed and stratified based on their body weight into four treatments containing; treatment 1 (T1) control diet (0 % SCMCM), T2 (10 % SCMCM with enzyme), T3 (20 % SCMCM with enzyme), T4 (30 % SCMCM with enzyme). Experimental diets were formulated according to meet the nutritional requirement of pigs by (NRC, 1994). Liver samples were collected at the end of experiment for histopathological analysis. Samples in all the treatments revealed normal tissue architecture with normal hepatic lobules, central vein, kupffer cells and hepatic sinusoids. In conclusion, SCMCM with enzyme can be used to replace maize up to 30 % without compromising the health status of animals.