Effect of level of urea treatment of straw offered with grass silage on the performance of dairy cattle

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) ◽

10.1017/s0308229600026714 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 1994 ◽

pp. 124-124

Author(s):

M. Iqbal ◽

J.D. Leaver

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Caustic Soda ◽

Wheat Straw ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Urea Treatment ◽

Grass Silage ◽

The World ◽

By Products

Crop by-products are used as ruminants feeds in many parts of the world, but their high content of lignocellulose and low content of protein limits their use in productive farming systems. The nutritive value and utilization of low quality roughage can be improved by treatment with alkali. Urea is a safe and more readily available chemical than caustic soda in many countries. The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of level of urea treated wheat straw in combination with grass silage offered to dairy cattle.

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Urea treated whole crop wheat for dairy cattle

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) ◽

10.1017/s0308229600018936 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 1990 ◽

pp. 113-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J.Hill ◽

J.D. Leaver

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Spring Wheat ◽

Energy Concentration ◽

Wheat Crop ◽

Nitrogen Status ◽

Urea Treatment ◽

Grass Silage ◽

Feeding Value ◽

Forage Harvester ◽

Dough Stage

Urea treated Whole Crop Wheat (WCW) provides a stable, alkaline high DM forage, which is a potential replacement for, or complement to grass silage. Harvesting at about 600 g DM/kg facilitates both optimum crop DM production and energy concentration within the crop. Urea treatment (40 kg/t DM) at harvest prevents fermentation during storage, and may increase the crop digestibility. The nitrogen status of the forage as ammonia is also increased. The aim of these experiments was to investigate the feeding value of WCW for dairy cattle, when offered as the sole basal feed.A spring wheat crop (var. Axona) was cut at about 600 .g DM/kg (hard dough stage), chopped using a conventional forage harvester and stored in an outdoor clamp silo. Urea was added at 40 kg/t DM during harvesting. After rolling, the clamp was sheeted with polythene for 125 days until feed out.

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A review of the nutritive value and utilization of whole cottonseed, cottonseed meal and associated by-products by dairy cattle

Animal Feed Science and Technology ◽

10.1016/0377-8401(87)90041-1 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 89-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

C.E. Coppock ◽

J.K. Lanham ◽

J.L. Horner

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Cottonseed Meal ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

Whole Cottonseed ◽

By Products

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Perlakuan Biologis Dengan Memanfaatkan Fungi Untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas Pakan Ternak Asal Limbah Pertanian.

Jurnal Peternakan Sriwijaya ◽

10.33230/jps.8.2.2019.10227 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 18-34

Author(s):

Yanuartono - ◽

Hary - Purnamaningsih ◽

Soedarmanto - Indarjulianto ◽

Alfarisa - Nururrozi ◽

Slamet - Raharjo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Wheat Straw ◽

Biological Treatment ◽

Nutritional Value ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

White Rot Fungi ◽

Brown Rot ◽

White Rot ◽

Paddy Straw ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

By Products

ABSTRACTAn improvement in animal feeding is one of the important and basic conditions for the better management of farming of animals. It was recognized that poor quality of the feed is mainly responsible for the poor animal performance. For most farming practices, feed is an expensive component in livestock farming. Alternative feed can be obtained from agricultural by-products with huge amount around the world. The main factors limiting the utilization of agricultural by-products like paddy straw, wheat straw and corn stover are their low digestibility, low protein content and some time low palatability. However, the nutritive value of the agricultural by-products can be enhanced through their biological treatment and hence play an important role to meet nutrient requirements of the animals. Thus, an alternative approach is biological treatment especially fungi to increase digestibility of agricultural by-products. The use of white rot fungi, brown rot fungi and soft rot fungi that metabolize lignocelluloses is a potential biological treatment to improve the nutritional value of agricultural by-products. This paper aims to discuss the role of fungi in increasing the nutritional value of agricultural by-products like paddy straw, wheat straw and corn stover.Keywords: Agricultural by-products, Biological treatment, fungi, Lignocelluloses

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Adoption and Commercialization of Green Corn, Green Corn –Based Silage, Haylage and Ummb Production for Dairy Cattle in Cagayan Valley, Philippines

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Review Vol.4 (4) October-December. 2019 - Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Review ◽

10.35609/gjetr.2019.4.4(2) ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 82-92

Author(s):

Eva U. Cammayo ◽

Nilo E. Padilla

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

Crop Residues ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Corn Silage ◽

Small Scale ◽

Dairy Farmers ◽

Feed Resources ◽

Dry Spell ◽

Dairy Animals

This research aimed to improve dairy production and increase the income of dairy farmers using locally available feed resources. Small-scale milk producers rely heavily on available feed resources in the locality which are either indigenous in the area or introduced species for feed and nutrition of their dairy cattle and buffalos. Their milk output depends mainly on seasonal fluctuations in the quality and quantity of natural forage. Crop residues such as corn stover and rice straw which are high in fiber but low in nutrients serve as a feed supplement and filler to the daily diets of dairy cattle and buffalos. Cagayan Valley is an ear of top corn and rice-producing region. The potential of crop residues as feed supplements or raw materials of dairy cattle/buffalo feed mix is great. But dairy farmers still face the scarcity problem of quality feed resources for dairy animals especially during the dry season. The supply of forage is very low during the dry spell. Inadequate feed mix and low nutritive value of feed mix result in low or no milk production. Producing green corn and ensiling it to produce green corn silage preserves and prolong the storage life of forages. In this way, a stable supply of feed mix for dairy animals is assured year-round. Type of Paper: Empirical. Keywords: adoption and commercialization, dairy industry, financial viability, green-corn silage production, indigenous grasses, smallholder farmers.

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Replacement of lucerne hay with bagasse pith treated with Pleurotus ulmarius in the diet of finishing Shal lambs

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200008607 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 2002 ◽

pp. 204-204

Author(s):

M. Rezaeian ◽

KH. Hoseinipajhooh

Keyword(s):

Biological Treatment ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

The World ◽

Bagasse Pith

The treatment of sugarcane pith with various methods in order to upgrade its nutritive value and to increase the utilisation of its energy by ruminants has been widely employed in many parts of the world (Sansoucy et al. 1988). The aim of the experiment was to improve the nutritive value of sugarcane pith by a biological treatment and to assess the possibility of its maximum inclusion as a replacement with Lucerne hay in the diet of finishing Shal lambs.

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The effect of biological additives on the composition and nutritive value of silage

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) ◽

10.1017/s030822960001919x ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 1990 ◽

pp. 139-139

Author(s):

M Gonzalez Yanez ◽

R Mcginn ◽

D H Anderson ◽

A R Henderson ◽

P Phillips

Keyword(s):

Cell Wall ◽

Lactic Acid ◽

Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽

Lolium Perenne ◽

Perennial Ryegrass ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

Enzyme System ◽

Lolium Perenne L ◽

Grass Silage ◽

Forage Harvester

It Is claimed that the use of the correct enzyme system as an additive on grass silage will satisfactorily control the fermentation and reduce the cell-wall fibre content, thus preserving the nutrients In the silage and aiding their utilisation by the animal (Henderson and McDonald, 1977; Huhtanen et al, 1985; Raurama et al, 1987; Chamberlain and Robertson, 1989; Gordon, 1989;).The aim of the present experiment was to assess the effect of biological additives, enzymes or a combination of enzymes with an Inoculum of lactic acid bacteria, on the composition of silage and on its nutritive value when offered to store lambs as the sole constituent of their diet.On 1st June 1988, first cut perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L) at pre-ear emergence was ensiled direct cut untreated (U), treated with a commercial enzyme (E) or with a commercial inoculum of lactic acid bacteria with enzymes (I) in 6t capacity bunker silos. The grass was cut with a mower and lifted with a New Holland precision chop forage harvester. The additives were pumped onto the grass using a dribble bar sited over the pick-up drum.

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Private Agricultural R&D: Do the Poor Benefit?

Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization ◽

10.1515/jafio-2021-0007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Jock R. Anderson ◽

Regina Birner ◽

Latha Najarajan ◽

Anwar Naseem ◽

Carl E. Pray

Keyword(s):

Poverty Reduction ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Agricultural Technologies ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Public ◽

The Poor ◽

The World ◽

Agricultural Research And Development ◽

The Impact

Abstract Private agricultural research and development can foster the growth of agricultural productivity in the diverse farming systems of the developing world comparable to the public sector. We examine the extent to which technologies developed by private entities reach smallholder and resource-poor farmers, and the impact they have on poverty reduction. We critically review cases of successfully deployed improved agricultural technologies delivered by the private sector in both large and small developing countries for instructive lessons for policy makers around the world.

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