TWI796603B - Method for producing feed for cattle and feed for cattle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for producing cattle feed including sugarcane, which has good palatability even without being used in combination with other good palatability raw materials. When sugarcane is added to the feed, it is not added directly (unpressed state), but the sugarcane is first crushed and divided into bagasse (bagasse) and squeezed juice, and then the bagasse and squeezed juice are mixed again and added to the feed. It is better to crush the sugarcane first and then squeeze it.

Description

Method for producing feed for cattle and feed for cattle

The disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing cattle feed and the cattle feed.

In the past, the sugar obtained by pressing sugar cane was mainly used for human consumption, while bagasse was usually mixed in cattle feed for cattle consumption. However, since the palatability (palatability) of bagasse is not good, there is a problem that cows do not like to ingest it. This is due to the fact that bagasse contains a large amount of high molecular compound called lignin, which exists in a complex intertwined state with fiber compounds such as cellulose, and that the grass itself is very hard. Even if sugar cane is mixed directly into the feed without crushing, there is still a problem of palatability.

Therefore, conventionally, in order to improve the palatability of feed for cattle, bagasse is fermented or an additive with good palatability is mixed with the feed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cattle feed obtained by fermenting a raw material containing food residues such as sugarcane bagasse with lactic acid bacteria. In Patent Document 2, pineapple pomace with relatively good palatability and sugarcane itself (dried grass or front end part) are simultaneously mixed into feed for cattle. [Prior Art Literature] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2012-228218 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-252255

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, only by fermenting bagasse as in Patent Document 1, the palatability is limited and the fermentation process takes time. On the other hand, if pineapple pomace with good palatability is mixed like Patent Document 2, the palatability of the whole feed can be expected to be improved. However, pineapple pomace must be specially mixed in order to use sugarcane itself as a feed material, which limits the feed material.

Therefore, the present inventors studied whether it is possible to use sugarcane as a raw material for cattle feed without lowering the overall palatability of the feed even without using it in combination with other palatable raw materials. As a result, it was found that sugarcane The present invention has been accomplished by improving the palatability of feed by mixing it into feed in a state different from conventional ones.

That is, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a method for producing a cattle feed including sugarcane, and a cattle feed having a good palatability even without being used in combination with other raw materials having good palatability. palatability. [means to solve the problem]

One of the present inventions is a method of producing feed for cattle as a means to achieve the above objects. When sugarcane is mixed into the feed, it is not mixed directly (in an unpressed state), but is first squeezed and divided into bagasse (bagasse) and squeezed juice, then the bagasse and squeezed juice are mixed again and added to cattle feed.

At this time, it is better to crush the sugar cane before pressing

It is better to dry the mixture of crushed residue and squeezed juice before adding it to the feed.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, there is also provided a feed for cattle, which includes crushed sugarcane bagasse and squeezed juice components. [Effect of the invention]

According to the present invention, sugar cane is mixed in a state different from conventional ones, and even if it does not need to be used in combination with other raw materials that originally have good palatability, it is possible to obtain feed for cattle with good palatability.

[Types of implementing the invention]

The feed of the present invention is used for cattle. Cattle can be beef cattle (finishers) or dairy cattle. There is no special limit on the age of the month, as long as it is not a calf before weaning, but it is better to feed the cows that are about 2 to 10 months old. Since this is the period when the first stomach (rumen) of the cow develops, the physical stimulation given by sugar cane is expected to promote the development of the first stomach.

Instead of using harvested sugar cane directly, it is separated into bagasse (bagasse) and squeezed juice after pressing, and the bagasse and squeezed juice are mixed again and added to feed. Juicing mainly includes sugar, but in addition to sugar, it also contains water-soluble fiber, ash, vitamins, minerals, etc. The squeezed juice can be mixed with bagasse without purifying sugar, etc. Although the reason is not clear, but by this method, the palatability of the overall feed will be changed even if no other raw materials with good palatability are used. good.

Furthermore, it is preferable to coarsely crush or crush the sugar cane before pressing. This is due to further improved palatability due to increased crushing efficiency and at the same time making the cattle easier to eat.

A mixture of undried bagasse and squeezed juice can be added to the feed before the feed is dried as a whole, but it is better to dry the mixture before adding it to the feed. The reason for this is that if the whole feed is dried after adding the undried mixture, it takes time and effort to dry it, but if the mixture is dried before adding it, the dry operation can be done less laboriously, Handling of the mixture is made easy, as is adding the mixture to the feed. As a drying method, a conventionally known method can be used. A typical example is heat drying (hot air drying).

As feed ingredients other than sugarcane (basic feed mixed with sugarcane), known feed ingredients conventionally used as feed for cattle can be used without particular limitation. It should be noted that raw materials used to improve the overall palatability of the feed are basically not required, but their use is not excluded.

The amount (content) of the mixture of bagasse and squeezed juice relative to the whole feed can be about the same as the content of sugar cane in conventional cattle feed, or it can be adjusted according to the purpose, breed, environment, age of the cattle, etc. Nutrients and nutritional value are properly adjusted. Specifically, based on the weight after drying, the amount of the mixture of bagasse and squeezed juice added to the feed may be 1-60% by weight, preferably 5-50% by weight, more preferably 10-40% by weight . [Example]

(Example 1) After the sugar cane (produced in Australia) is harvested, it is crushed to about 5~10mm before pressing. Subsequently, the obtained bagasse and squeezed juice were mixed again, and dried with hot air at 150° C. for about 1 hour to prepare a mixture.

(comparative example 1) After the sugar cane (produced in Australia) is harvested, it is crushed to about 5~10 mm, and it is directly dried with hot air without pressing.

(comparative example 2) Pineapple pomace (produced in the Philippines) purchased from Hinode Kosan Co., Ltd. was used.

A palatability test was conducted using the feed ingredients of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 above (Cafe terrace latin square design). In addition, in order to exclude the influence of other feed ingredients and directly evaluate the palatability of the feed ingredients of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, in this test, each feed ingredient was not intentionally added to other basic feeds, but only directly The feedstuffs of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were fed.

The experimental animals were 3-6 month-old Japanese black-bred cattle. The test method used 2 blocks (5 cows in 1 block), and confirmed the feed intake in the 5-hour block. The results are shown in Table 1. In addition, to exclude the location factor, the location of each experimental plot was changed, and the plot uptake average was used for a total of 3 days.

[Table 1] Example 1 Comparative example 1 Comparative example 2 Feed intake (Kg) 1.063 0.607 0.235

According to the results in Table 1, Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 have better palatability than pineapple pomace (Comparative Example 2), which is generally considered to have good palatability. In addition, compared with Comparative Example 1, which was directly fed without squeezing, Example 1, which was squeezed and remixed, had better palatability. From this, it was confirmed that if the bagasse and squeezed juice obtained after crushing sugarcane were mixed again and added to cattle feed, the palatability of the feed as a whole would be better than that of adding unpressed sugarcane, and even without using Other raw materials with good palatability will also improve the overall palatability of the feed.

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Claims (4)

A method for producing feed for cattle, wherein after crushing sugar cane, crushed pomace obtained from the same sugarcane and squeezed juice are mixed again and added to feed for cattle, wherein the squeezed juice is mixed without purifying sugar or the like. In the method for manufacturing feed for cattle as described in Claim 1, the sugarcane is first crushed and then squeezed. In the method for producing feed for cattle as described in Claim 1 or Claim 2, the mixture of squeezed dregs and squeezed juice is dried and then added to the feed. A feed for cattle comprising crushed pomace formed from the same sugarcane and components of squeezed juice, wherein the squeezed juice is mixed without purifying sugar and the like.