Evaluation of mulberry (Morus alba) as potential feed supplement for ruminants: the effect of plant maturity on in situ disappearance and in vitro intestinal digestibility of plant fractions

• Main Authors: Saddul, Devika, Mohd Jelan, Zainal Aznam, Liang, Juan Boo, Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50078/1/Evaluation%20of%20mulberry%20%28Morus%20alba%29%20as%20potential%20feed%20supplement%20for%20rumi.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50078/; http://www.ajas.info/journal/view.php?number=21159

The in situ nylon bag degradation and in vitro intestinal digestibility of dry matter (DM), and crude protein (CP) of mulberry (Morus alba) plant fractions was studied at four harvest stages, 3 (W3), 5 (W5), 7 (W7) and 9 (W9) weeks. Degradability of DM and CP of the whole plant and stem fractions de...