Mulberry leaves as a feed source for livestock in Kenya: A Review

In Kenya, Mulberry is grown in less than a piece of an acre by most the farmers. Current acreage mulberry stands at 250, spread over Western, Nyanza, and Rift Valley Coastal regions. leaves are highly palatable digestible (70-90%) to ruminants can be fed non-ruminants as part feed ingredient. Protein content essential amino acid profile young stems varies from 15 35% depending on variety. The applicable supplements replacing concentrates for dairy cattle, main goats sheep, ingredient rabbits pigs’ diets. Farmers growing fodder offer higher protein livestock those relying different varieties Napier grass, which have failed boost milk production despite amounts fed. non-ruminant production, fishmeal soybean meals source protein. ruminant cottonseed meal canola These expensive, inadequate supply variable quality. This often leads low egg poor-quality eggs, hence income poverty among Therefore, efforts been made identify locally available resources that used supplement livestock. leaf (MLM) has identified alternative mineral beneficial proven improve production. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 11(2): 1-9, Dec 2021