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Evaluation of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell-Arg.) seed meal in White Leghorn cockerel diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

V. Ravindran ,
A. S. B. Rajaguru  and
Chitra De Silva
V. Ravindran
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
A. S. B. Rajaguru
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Chitra De Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Para-rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell-Arg.) is a major plantation crop in South-East Asia. In addition to its economically important latex, the para-rubber tree produces seeds that serve as a source of industrial oil. Rubber seed meal (RSM), a by-product of the oil extraction, contains moderately high amounts of crude protein and is available at lower prices than most traditional vegetable protein supplements in the region. The estimated availability of RSM in South-East Asian countries is about 1·2 million tonnes.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 108 , Issue 2 , April 1987 , pp. 505 - 508
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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