Nutritive value of common tree leaves for livestock in the semi-arid and arid rangelands of Northern Pakistan

Habib, Ghulam; Khan, Nazir Ahmad; Sultan, Asad; Ali, Mohsin

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2015.12.009

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“…the richness of cladode in magnesium and calcium (78.8 and 16.2 mg/100 g). Among the Cladode minerals, the contents of cadmium and mercury were very low, no more than 0.02 mg/100 g; this confirms that cladode is a good source of beneficial minerals (Habib et al, 2016;Zou et al, 2015).…”

Section: Extraction Yields Proximate and Mineral Compositions Of Clamentioning

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Proximate analysis, mineral composition, phytochemical contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and GC-MS investigation of various solvent extracts of cactus cladode

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Cladodes Powder Extracts (CPE) are known for their medicinal properties such as being an auxiliary treatment for obesity and gastrointestinal or cardiovascular disorders as well as lowering cholesterol levels. The presented results proved that CPE was found to be a rich source of carbohydrate, ash, moisture and minerals namely Magnesium, Calcium and Zinc which highlighted its good nutritional value. Moreover, the solvent extracts displayed appreciable level of polyphenols, flavonoids and tannins contents compounds which may explain their higher and varied antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The time-kill assay revealed that the bactericidal concentration required for cladode to kill M. luteus should be less than 3.12 mg/mL (2MIC). Interestingly, GC-MS analyses of ethyl acetate CPE demonstrate the presence of six compounds. The overall data emphasize the nutritional potential of CP as a promising natural preservative and a substitute to the synthetic counterparts and therefore to be consumed in a healthy diet.

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Section: Extraction Yields Proximate and Mineral Compositions Of Clamentioning

confidence: 70%

Proximate analysis, mineral composition, phytochemical contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and GC-MS investigation of various solvent extracts of cactus cladode

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“…In most cases, livestock severely lose body weight, and the small-scale subsistence farmers often sell their animals at lower prices to avoid further production losses. The problem is further exacerbated by the inability of most farmers to provide supplementary feed sources [53], minerals and energy-rich feeds that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 optimizes microbial fermentation of low quality fibrous feeds in the rumen that in turn increases total dry matter intake and improves animal productivity [27,40,65]. In this regards, tree leaves have received increasing attention, due to many advantages such as supply of good quality green fodder during the dry periods, and high crude protein and minerals contents [28,39].…”

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Potentials of Bamboo-Based Agroforestry for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

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Frith³

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Agric Res

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“…Different studies indicated that mulberry is well comparable with leguminous multipurpose trees and concentrates as a feed for ruminants (Benavides et al 2000;Sanchez 2002;Cuong et al 2007;Kabi & Bareeba 2008;Kandylis et al 2009). Habib et al (2016) evaluated the chemical composition of dried mulberry leaves and reported that it has comparable nutrient composition with that of commercial concentrates diets. However, the information on the feeding value of mulberry foliage and its concomitant effect on feed intake, weight gain and carcass characteristics of lambs in Ethiopia are scanty and need further documentation.…”

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Substitution of mulberry leaf meal on feed intake, body weight and carcass characteristics of Tigray highland lambs

Tesfay

Tamir

Berhane

2018

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate effects of partial or full substitution of mulberry leaf meal for concentrate mix on performances of Tigray highland lambs. Thirty intact yearlings Tigray highland male lambs (average initial body weights of 17.8±0.95 kg) were separated into 6 groups based on their live weight with each groups assigned 5 treatment diets (RCBD), that are: T1: 300 g concentrate mix alone, T2: 225 g concentrate mix + 86.55 g mulberry leaf, T3: 150 g concentrate mix + 173.1 g mulberry leaf, T4: 75 g concentrate mix + 259.7 g mulberry leaf and T5: 346.2 g mulberry leaf alone. The treatments diets were designed in such a way that concentrate mix was progressively replaced by mulberry leaf meal from 0% to 100% at iso-nitrogenous level. Lambs were adapted to experimental diets for 15 days, and after adaptation period, feeding trial was conducted. Results reveal that complete substitution of concentrate mix by mulberry leaf meal showed in higher (P<0.05) total dry matter, organic matter, NDF and ADF intake than the sole concentrate mix. The growth performance parameters resulted comparable across all the treatment diets. The slaughter weight and empty weight resulted higher (P<0.05) in sole mulberry leaf meal as compared to the whole concentrate mix supplemented lambs. On the other hand, the dressing percentage on empty body weight base and hot carcass weight showed less difference (P>0.05) across the different treatments. Therefore, mulberry foliage could potentially be used to replace concentrate mix as a feed supplement for the small holder farmers in Ethiopia.

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Nutritive value of common tree leaves for livestock in the semi-arid and arid rangelands of Northern Pakistan

Cited by 35 publications

References 21 publications

Proximate analysis, mineral composition, phytochemical contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and GC-MS investigation of various solvent extracts of cactus cladode

Proximate analysis, mineral composition, phytochemical contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and GC-MS investigation of various solvent extracts of cactus cladode

Potentials of Bamboo-Based Agroforestry for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Substitution of mulberry leaf meal on feed intake, body weight and carcass characteristics of Tigray highland lambs

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