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Project code: 4-05-134


HYDROTHERMICALLY PROCESSED PLANT REMAINS IN RUMINANT FEEDING


Main researcher: NOVOSELOVIĆ, ANTUN (33721)



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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.

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