Iqbal, M.A. and Iqbal, A. and Ali, K. (2015) Integration of Forage Sorghum and By-Products of Sugarcane and Sugar Beet Industries for Ruminant Nutrition: A Review. Global Veterinaria, 14 (5). pp. 752-760.
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Abstract
Ruminant nutrition is one of the most important factors which determine their productivity and performance in terms of milk and meat production. In Pakistan, large ruminants are underfed and rations are not balanced on quality scale. Forages are the most palatable animal feed resource along with being economical and provide major chunk of animal feed resource base. Recently among cereal forages, sorghum has gained attention due to its drought and heat endurance characteristics. Forage sorghum was considered to be the crop of rainfed areas in Pakistan, but emerging agricultural water shortage has necessitated its cultivation on large scale in irrigated areas as well. Forage sorghum has higher water use efficiency and its economics of production gives it upper hand over other cereal forages particularly maize. Forage sorghum holds key in bridging the gap between digestible nutrients supply and demand in times to come. Forage sorghum intercropping with forage legumes and its preservation as hay or silage is bound to reduce the drastic effects of forage scarcity during May-June. If by-products of sugarcane and sugar beet industries like molasses, bagasse and filter cake are included in animal feed in addition with sorghum fodder, the productivity of dairy animals can be doubled. However there is a dire need to initiate a breeding program to develop high yielding forage sorghum varieties and an extension program must be launched to make farmers aware of latest production technology of forage sorghum. Last but not least, there is need of hour to develop techniques so that by-products of sugarcane as well sugar beet industries may be utilized for ruminant nutrition and only this type of animal feed resource base diversification can ensure milk production on sustainable basis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animal Nutrition, Cereal Forages, Hay and Silage, Bagasse and Molasses, Press Mud |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan |
| Subjects: | Plant Production |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Mr B Krishnamurthy |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2015 09:05 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 09:05 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5829/idosi.gv.2015.14.05.9322... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13859 |
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