A Review on the Nutritive Value and Toxic Aspects of Leucaena Leucocephala
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This review discusses the nutritive value of Leucaena leucocephala and its mimosine toxicity when used as a forage for livestock. Chemical analysis and feeding trial. have indicated that Leucaena leaf-meal with its high protein, calcium, -carotene and xanthophyll contents, is potentially a valuable feed for livestock in the tropics. The symptoms of mimosine toxicity in cattle, sheep, poultry, goats horses, pigs and rats ire discussed, The chemical value of mimosine and the possible mechanism of its toxicity are reviewed. Possible solutions to the toxicity problem are presented together with the suggestion that further studies be initiated to overcome this problem.
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تاریخ انتشار 1997