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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (26): 105-110.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0787

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Feeding Value of Summer-pruning Twigs of Fruit Mulberry

ZUO Yanchun1(), WANG Honglin1, YAN Xu1, ZHOU Xiaokang1, XIAO Lian2, KOU Jing1, CHEN Yi’an1, DU Zhouhe1()   

  1. 1Sericultural Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000
    2Nanchong Feed Station, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000
  • Received:2021-08-19 Revised:2021-12-16 Online:2022-09-15 Published:2022-09-09
  • Contact: DU Zhouhe E-mail:371950911@qq.com;duzhouhe@126.com

Abstract:

This study aims to clarify the feasibility of using summer-pruning twigs of fruit mulberry as feed by analyzing feeding value of the one-year-old twigs. The most popular mulberry varieties for fruit production, ‘Yuesheng 10’ (Y10) and ‘Jialing 30’ (J30), were harvested by pruning the fruit-bearing branch in summer. Fresh biomass, dry biomass, and nutritional quality of the one-year-old twigs were analyzed. The feeding value was compared with other conventional by-products. The results showed that the fresh biomass of one-year-old twigs of Y10 and J30 were 19798kg/hm2 and 15820kg/hm2, respectively. There was significant difference between the two varieties (P<0.05). The leaves had the highest contribution to the yield, and the leaf-to-stem ratios expressed on a dry weight basis were 4.03(Y10) and 6.51(J30), respectively. The amino acid composition of the mulberry leaves was comprehensive and rich, and the two varieties contained 16 kinds of amino acids in an amount from 11.00% to 12.90%. The crude protein (13.77%-15.83%), crude fat (2.21%-2.30%), crude ash (9.32%-10.84%), neutral detergent fiber (21.96%-22.66%), and acid detergent fiber (10.76%-11.69%) of the one-year-old twigs of the two fruit mulberry varieties were better than those of their stems and slightly inferior to those of their leaves. The range of dry matter intake, digestible dry matter and relative feed value were 5.30%-5.46%BW, 79.79%-80.51%DM, and 327.82-340.76 in the one-year-old twigs from the two fruit mulberry varieties, respectively. Compared with conventional by-products, such as rice straw, sweet potato vine, peanut straw and bagasse, fruit mulberry twigs have better nutritional value and relative feeding value. The summer-pruning twigs are by-products of fruit mulberry and have high biomass, comprehensive nutrition, good quality and high relative feeding value, which can be developed and utilized as unconventional high-protein feed for livestock and poultry.

Key words: fruit mulberry, summer-pruning, yield, nutritional quality, feeding value

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