HYDROTHERMICALLY PROCESSED PLANT REMAINS IN RUMINANT FEEDING
Main researcher
: NOVOSELOVIĆ, ANTUN (33721) Assistants
JURKOVIĆ, ZORICA (19534)
GALONJA, MARICA (50581)
DOMAĆINOVIĆ, MATIJA (156720)
KACH, IVAN (110320)
GASLER, MARIJA (110316)
JELENIĆ, IVANKA (127863)
HORVAT, DANIELA (900843)
ZDUNIĆ, ZVONIMIR (900854)
Type of research: applied Duration from: 04/30/91. to 12/31/94. Papers on project (total): 10
Institution name: Poljoprivredni institut, Osijek (73) Department/Institute: Department of animal feeding and tehnology Address: Tenjska cesta 144 City: 31000 - Osijek, Croatia
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Summary: Following the results of previous investigation, we made
aconclusion that hydrothermical processing increases thedigestibility and
nutritive value of straw and maize stalks bymore than 100%. In view of
this, a cheaper animal feeding andcheaper animal production could be
provided for. The introductionof hydrothermical processing to the
technology of high-quality,cheap and sound animal food production is a
concreatecontribution to improving animal production and overall progressof
farms in Croatia.
Keywords: plant residues, hydrothermically processed, nutritive matter,biological test, digestibility coefficient (in vivo, in vitro),feeding value
Research goals: Plant residua, such as wheat, barley and oats straw,
and maizestalks remain on the fields at major farms in Croatia. They
areploughed in or burnt, i.e. are not used in the best suitable way.These
crops occupy an area of approximately 900.000 ha/year inCroatia and
approximately 5.000.000 t of straw and maize stalksare gathered from these
fields. When expressed as oats nutritiveunits,it amounts to approximately
920.000 NU. If only 10% of theabove-mentioned straw and maize stalks
produced and improved byhydrothermical process were used, we would geta
furthee amount ofhigh-quality food for ruminants and approximately 185.000
oflivestok units would be raised a year. On the basis of agricultural
parameters, we have concluded thatthe new animal food technology to be
introduced would make animalproduction cheaper, which is the contribution
that one expects inrelation to this investigation. Other information about the project.