Category: Animal Feed
Animal Feed
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Soybean oilcake — one of the products of farm animals` and poultry`s main ratio. It is obtained after squeezing oil from soybean seeds during extrusion. (Not to be confused with soybean meal, which is made by different technology and different from the oilcake in fat and protein).
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Soy products are also a significant source of energy in diets fed to pigs and soybean meal contains as much digestible and metabolizable energy as corn. Although soy is usually fed to pigs in the form of soybean meal, full fat soybeans may be included in the diets to increase the energy density of the diet.
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Corn stover is made up of the stalk, leaves, husks and tassels left in the field after harvesting the grain with a combine. This stover can be used to make advanced biofuels or be used as a low quality, emergency livestock feed.
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Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat.
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Sugar beet feed is more cost-effective than the other main sources of digestible fibre sometimes fed to cattle – it has a higher energy content than soya hulls, extra protein compared to citrus pulp and is more palatable than either. Sugar beet feed is also more effective in buffering the rumen against acidosis.
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Vicia sativa provides palatable forage (fresh, hay and silage) and grain to livestock. Due to the presence of antinutritional factors, seeds may be used only in small amounts in the diets of monogastric species (including humans). Common vetch also provides a valuable cover crop and green manure
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Wheat bran is suitable for livestock feeding and very palatable to most classes of animals. Wheat bran is a bulky feed that can be used to lighten dense, heavy feed mixtures. It can be readily incorporated into mashes. Good bran should have a fair coating of flour and be in the form of large, dry …
