JP2009159994A - Animal feed silage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide animal feed silage that can produce homogenized silage by dispersing mineral components originating from mulberry leaves. <P>SOLUTION: In the production of animal feed silage including mineral components originating from mulberry leaves, 5 to 50 pts.wt. of ground mulberry leaves, 95 to 50 pts.wt. of one or more cut roughage are mixed, the moisture is adjusted, then they are fermented to produce the silage. The roughage is prepared by cutting stalks and leaves of corn or cutting stalks, leaves and seeds. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a feed silage, and more particularly to a silage that can efficiently provide minerals to livestock such as cattle and horses.

  For example, when feed is given to dairy cattle or beef cattle, roughage such as pasture is made silage in a large silo and this is mixed with concentrated feed such as corn. troublesome.

  On the other hand, forage silage, concentrated feed, minerals, etc. are mixed to make a complete feed mixture, lactic acid bacteria are added to this and then packed in bags, deaerated and sealed, and fermented and matured under pressure to produce feed silage. A proposed method has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, the leaves of the livestock medicinal plants selected from mulberry, bamboo, kuzu, kumamushi, aloe, ashitaba and comfrey are cut, and this is mixed with the dried material which is cut and dried on the straw and / or corn grass, A method of producing feed silage by lactic acid fermentation has been proposed (Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-218914 A JP-A-62-259939

  Recently, mulberry leaves have been found to contain a large amount of mineral components such as calcium and iron, and have been proposed for use in livestock feed.

  However, in the methods described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the specific gravity of mulberry leaves is greatly different from mulberry leaves even if the roughage and the drying material are cut into fine pieces. However, it is difficult to obtain a homogeneous silage, and the effectiveness of the mineral component of mulberry leaves is low.

  In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a feed silage in which a mineral silage derived from mulberry leaves is uniformly dispersed so that a homogeneous silage can be produced.

  Accordingly, the feed silage according to the present invention is a feed silage containing a mineral component derived from mulberry leaves, and is 5 to 50 parts by weight of ground mulberry leaves and 95 parts by weight of one or more roughage cuts. It is characterized by mixing ˜50 parts by weight and adjusting the water content for fermentation.

  The main feature of the present invention is that mulberry leaves are ground and mixed with roughage and fermented. The ground mulberry leaves become muddy and adhere to the surface of the roughage, so they can be mixed evenly in a short time, and the fermented and aged silage is uniformly dispersed with mineral components derived from mulberry leaves. Silage.

  It is preferable to use 5 to 50 parts by weight of mulberry leaves. If the amount is less than 5 parts by weight, there are few mineral components contained in the silage, the expected effect cannot be obtained, and even if added over 50 parts by weight, the effect does not change much.

  The method for grinding mulberry leaves is not particularly limited, and can be performed using, for example, a mortar. As long as the grinding is muddy, some mulberry fibers may remain. Furthermore, since mulberry leaves are ground and used, some branches may be included.

  The roughage is cut and used, but it is preferable to cut it to a length of about 4 cm to 5 cm or less. It was confirmed that when silage of corn or corn with corn seeds was cut and used for roughage, feed silage exhibiting excellent effects on dairy cattle and beef cattle was obtained.

  Other roughage can also be used. For example, one or more of alfalfa, cocoon, timothy, oat hay, sudan glass, and bacus can be used.

  For feed silage, add one or more concentrated feeds such as corn, corn pressed pieces, barley pressed pieces, roasted soybeans, bran, gluten feed, gluten meal, soybean meal, sweet potato, sesame meal, bean meal, beet It can be used by mixing.

  The moisture content of the mixture of ground mulberry leaves and roughage has a close influence on fermentation ripening, and the moisture content of the mixture before fermentation is preferably 30% to 60% by weight, preferably 40% to 50% by weight. . Water adjustment may be performed by adding water or humidifying with water vapor.

  For fermentation, lactic acid bacteria existing in nature may be used as they are, or lactic acid bacteria may be added. Since lactic acid bacteria are anaerobic bacteria, it is preferable to perform fermentation in a deaerated state. For example, fermentation can be performed using a closed silo or a drum-type fermenter. Fermentation is preferably performed in a pH range that is suitable for lactic acid bacteria and in which miscellaneous bacteria are difficult to propagate, for example, pH 4 to 4.5, preferably pH 4.2 to 4.4.

  An accelerator for promoting fermentation and ripening, such as molasses, may be added to the mixture of ground mulberry leaves and roughage.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples.

  Crush the mulberry leaves with a stone mill until they become muddy, mix 5 kg of ground mulberry leaves and 35 kg of corn leaves, adjust the water content to 45% by weight, and add lactic acid bacteria Then, it was fermented by a known method and aged for 30 days to obtain a feed silage.

  When the mineral component in this feed silage was analyzed, in 100 g, calcium: 2966 mg, iron: 44 mg, sodium: 40 mg, potassium: 3101 mg, carotene: 7 mg, vitamin A: 4230 IU, vitamin B 1: 0.6 mg, vitamin B2 : 1.4 mg, vitamin C: 32 mg, dietary fiber: 52 mg, and nicotinic acid: 40 mg.

  When the obtained feed silage was given as feed for dairy cows, the milked milk was very delicious. In addition, when it was given to beef cattle, it was confirmed that the red meat became bright pink and a good marbling.

  Moreover, when the feed silage of Example 1 was given to the horse and the pig, the health of the horse and the pig was improved, and the lean meat of the pig became a bright pink color.

  Crush the mulberry leaves with a stone mill until they become muddy, mix 5 kg of mulled mulberry leaves and 35 kg of corn leaves, adjust the water content to 45% by weight, add lactic acid bacteria Fermented by a known method and aged for 30 days to obtain a feed silage.

  When the obtained feed silage was given to beef cattle, dairy cows, horses, and pigs, although it was slightly inferior to Example 1, an excellent rearing effect was obtained as compared to silage with only corn leaves.

  Mix 5 kg of ground mulberry leaves and 35 kg of alfalfa, adjust the water content to 50% by weight, add lactic acid bacteria, ferment by a known method, and mature for 30 days to obtain feed silage It was.

  When the obtained feed silage was given to beef cattle, dairy cows, horses, and pigs, an excellent rearing effect was obtained compared to silage with only alfalfa.

  It should be noted that the mixing ratio of ground mulberry leaves and roughage is what the purpose of feed silage for any livestock (calf and adult cattle, dairy cattle and beef cattle, small horses and adult horses, piglets and adult pigs, etc.) What is necessary is just to change suitably according to whether it uses (for example, growth promotion, health promotion, recovery after illness, etc.). For example, in order to feed a large amount of mineral components, the amount of mulberry leaves may be increased.

Claims (4)

Feed silage containing mineral components derived from mulberry leaves,
A feed silage obtained by mixing 5 to 50 parts by weight of ground mulberry leaves and 95 to 50 parts by weight of one or more coarse feeds that have been cut and fermented by adjusting moisture.   2. The feed silage according to claim 1, wherein the roughage is obtained by cutting corn leaves.   2. The feed silage according to claim 1, wherein the roughage is obtained by cutting corn leaves and fruits.   The feed silage according to claim 1, wherein the rough feed is one or more selected from alfalfa, straw, timothy, oat hay, sudangrass and bacus.