Open AccessAssessing nutritive value and in vitro ruminal dry matter digestibility of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera L.) at the different cutting heights
Author(s) -
X. Wang,
Cuiming Tang,
Yanli Lin,
Ke Ni,
Fangwei Yang,
Linna Guo,
X. Liu,
Xiaoshan Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/387/1/012015
Subject(s) - broussonetia , dry matter , neutral detergent fiber , chemistry , tannin , food science , phosphorus , zoology , organic matter , nutrient , fiber , botany , biology , organic chemistry
Paper mulberry ( Broussonetia papyrifera L.) is a type of emerging feed and very popular with its high nutrition and low-cost value. Purpose of the experiment was to evaluate the nutrient contents, amino acids content and in vitro ruminal dry matter digestibility of paper mulberry cut at four different heights (60, 90, 120, and 150 cm). Paper mulberry harvested at 60 and 90 cm increased the content of crude protein water-soluble carbohydrate, calcium and total amino acids (P 0.05), but the lowest content of condensed tannin was measured at 150 cm (P<0.05). In terms of in vitro ruminal dry matter digestibility, the sample cut at 150 cm was the lowest in all samples (P<0.05). In summary, the recommended choice of harvesting at 90 cm gave the best quality paper mulberry raw material.