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Unit 2:
Value addition during silkworm rearing
Value addition during silkworm rearing –silkworm litter as livestock
feed; as an organic manure, raw material for biogas production,
mushroom raising, poultry feed, fish feed, silkworm excreta in cosmetic
industry. Silkworm in human consumption.
Unit 3:
Value addition during silk reeling and post reeling
Pupal oil extraction and its uses, pupal powder as animal feed and
manure. Flimsy cocoons and waste cocoons used as raw material in
spun silk industry and quilting purpose. Silkworm pupa in human
consumption-commercialized products and locally prepared dishes.
Preparation of handicrafts, toys, wall plates, garlands, greeting cards,
etc.
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from waste cocoons. Sericin for medicine, cosmetics, artificial
membranes and plastic industry and other uses of silk.
VII. Practicals
• Visit to grainage for collection of waste cocoons including pierced cocoons;
• Visit to Chawki rearing centres and cocoon production centres for collection of
different by-products;
• Visit to Silk reeling units, twisting, dying and weaving units for collection of
different by-products;
• Preparation of compost, vermi-compost and biodigester from mulberry waste;
• Value addition during host plant cultivation-mulberry as fuel, green manure,
fodder, live fencing material, wind breaks;
• Estimation of calorific value of mulberry wood as fuel;
• Mulberry fruits for table purpose and preparation of pickles, juice, jam, jelly,
beverage/wine;
• Raising of mulberry saplings from desired genotypes for social forestry, avenue
tree and eco-friendly flora;
• Processing of mulberry leaf for the tea preparation;
• Preparation of different food products with mulberry leaf as ingredient;
• Mushroom cultivation using silkworm litter as substrate;
• Value addition during silkworm rearing – silkworm litter as cattle, sheep and
goat feed;
• Preparation of mulberry silage along with popular fodders;
• Quantification of biogas production using silkworm waste;
• Pupal oil extraction and pupal powder preparation and nutrient status estimation;
• Preparation of handicrafts, toys, wall plates, garlands, greeting cards, etc. using
waste cocoons;

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• Estimation of manurial value of compost and vermi-compost derived from mulberry
waste;
• Using of silkworm pupae as animal, fishery and poultry feed.