Title

Effects of α-glucosidase Inhibitors on the Function of Mulberry Leaf Extract as an Additive in Feedstuff.

Authors

Hong ZHANG; Qingfang WANG; Bo SUN; Chao XIONG; Zhongxu SONG

Abstract

The mulberry juice contains high concentrations of a-glucosidase inhibitors that affect glycometabolism and cause diarrhea in animals, thereby affecting the development and application of mulberry (Morus alba L.) as feedstuff resources. In this study, the effects of mulberry leaf extract with and without removal of mulberry juice on starch metabolism were analyzed and compared. The results showed that mulberry leaf extract with removal of mulberry juice exhibited significantly lower inhibition rate on starch metabolism compared with mulberry leaf extract without removal of mulberry juice. In animal feeding trials, piglet feedstuff was added with 10% mulberry leaf powder; compared with mulberry leaf powder without removal of mulberry juice, experimental piglets fed with mulberry leaf powder with removal of mulberry juice exhibited significantly improved weight gain and significantyl reduced diarrhea rate.

Subjects

GLUCOSIDASE inhibitors; MULBERRY; PLANT extracts; ANIMAL feeds; DIARRHEA in animals; PHYSIOLOGY

Publication

Agricultural Science & Technology, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 3, p423

ISSN

1009-4229

Publication type

Academic Journal