Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba)
<p>The current study was conducted to determine the chemical composition of mulberry (<em>Morus</em> <em>alba</em>) leaf meal (MLM) and its nutritive value as a feed ingredient. Fifteen layer and fifteen broiler chickens were used in the digestibility trial. The dry mat...
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doaj-b8c3415ba8bf47ed9297ba3e14c3e9a72020-11-25T02:05:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2013-06-01122e36e3610.4081/ijas.2013.e362130Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba)Riyadh A. Al-Kirshi0Abdrazak Alimon1Idrus Zulkifli2Sheikhlar Atefeh3Mohamed Wan Zahari4Michel Ivan5University Putra MalaysiaUniversity Putra MalaysiaUniversity Putra MalaysiaUniversity Putra MalaysiaUniversity Malaysia KelantanUniversity Putra Malaysia<p>The current study was conducted to determine the chemical composition of mulberry (<em>Morus</em> <em>alba</em>) leaf meal (MLM) and its nutritive value as a feed ingredient. Fifteen layer and fifteen broiler chickens were used in the digestibility trial. The dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ash, fat (EE), crude fibre, neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P) and gross energy (GE) content of MLM were analyzed. The precision-feeding technique was applied to feed the birds 30 g/kg DM of MLM. The results showed that MLM contained a high content of CP (29.8%), Ca (2.73%) and NDF (35.77%). Layers and broilers chicken could utilize 73% and 72% of CP, respectively, in MLM. The nutrient digestibility of DM and NDF was higher in layers than in broilers. No significant effect was observed in ME and other nutrient digestibility between the two classes of fowls. In general, the incorporation of MLM into the chickens’ diet could be a good source of protein despite its high fibre content.</p>http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2841Broilers, Digestibility, Layers, Mulberry |
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Riyadh A. Al-Kirshi Abdrazak Alimon Idrus Zulkifli Sheikhlar Atefeh Mohamed Wan Zahari Michel Ivan Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) Italian Journal of Animal Science Broilers, Digestibility, Layers, Mulberry |
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Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) |
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Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) |
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Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) |
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Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) |
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Nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) |
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nutrient digestibility of mulberry leaves (morus alba) |
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Taylor & Francis Group |
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Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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1594-4077 1828-051X |
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2013-06-01 |
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<p>The current study was conducted to determine the chemical composition of mulberry (<em>Morus</em> <em>alba</em>) leaf meal (MLM) and its nutritive value as a feed ingredient. Fifteen layer and fifteen broiler chickens were used in the digestibility trial. The dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ash, fat (EE), crude fibre, neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P) and gross energy (GE) content of MLM were analyzed. The precision-feeding technique was applied to feed the birds 30 g/kg DM of MLM. The results showed that MLM contained a high content of CP (29.8%), Ca (2.73%) and NDF (35.77%). Layers and broilers chicken could utilize 73% and 72% of CP, respectively, in MLM. The nutrient digestibility of DM and NDF was higher in layers than in broilers. No significant effect was observed in ME and other nutrient digestibility between the two classes of fowls. In general, the incorporation of MLM into the chickens’ diet could be a good source of protein despite its high fibre content.</p> |
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Broilers, Digestibility, Layers, Mulberry |
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