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Nutritive Value of Mulberry (Morus alba) Leaves in Goats and Sheep

P. Eswara Prasad, M.R. Reddy

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6 adult local male goats (10m; 17.83kg) and 6 Deccani rams (14m, 24.25kg) were fed exclusively on dry Mulberry (Morus alba))eaves sor 28d. The DM intake was 2.74 and 3.55kg/100 kg body weight in goats and sheep respectively which was78 and 146% of their requirements. CP and CF digestibilities, N and P balances and DCP values were higher (P<0.05) in sheep than in goats. All the experimental animals were on positive N, Ca and P balances. The leaves contained 10.71 and 12.23 percent DCP and 71.33 and 70.00 percent TDN for goats and sheep respectively.

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6 adult local male goats (10m; 17.83kg) and 6 Deccani rams (14m, 24.25kg) were fed exclusively on dry Mulberry (Morus alba))eaves sor 28d. The DM intake was 2.74 and 3.55kg/100 kg body weight in goats and sheep respectively which was78 and 146% of their requirements. CP and CF digestibilities, N and P balances and DCP values were higher (P<0.05) in sheep than in goats. All the experimental animals were on positive N, Ca and P balances. The leaves contained 10.71 and 12.23 percent DCP and 71.33 and 70.00 percent TDN for goats and sheep respectively.

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6 adult local male goats (10m; 17.83kg) and 6 Deccani rams (14m, 24.25kg) were fed exclusively on dry Mulberry (Morus alba))eaves sor 28d. The DM intake was 2.74 and 3.55kg/100 kg body weight in goats and sheep respectively which was78 and 146% of their requirements. CP and CF digestibilities, N and P balances and DCP values were higher (P<0.05) in sheep than in goats. All the experimental animals were on positive N, Ca and P balances. The leaves contained 10.71 and 12.23 percent DCP and 71.33 and 70.00 percent TDN for goats and sheep respectively.

Key concepts: Veterinary medicine, Animal science, Body weight, Biology, Eaves, Traditional medicine, Medicine, Geography

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