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Publisher: UCANR Publications
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 1601072554
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rice straw, under increased scrutiny when burned as agricultural waste, has new promise as a livestock feed.
Author: Martin Gummert
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-01-01
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 3030323730
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This open access book on straw management aims to provide a wide array of options for rice straw management that are potentially more sustainable, environmental, and profitable compared to current practice. The book is authored by expert researchers, engineers and innovators working on a range of straw management options with case studies from Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia. The book is written for engineers and researchers in order to provide them information on current good practice and the gaps and constraints that require further research and innovation. The book is also aimed at extension workers and farmers to help them decide on the best alternative straw management options in their area by presenting both the technological options as well as the value chains and business models required to make them work. The book will also be useful for policy makers, required by public opinion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, looking for research-based evidence to guide the policies they develop and implement.
Author: Mainul Hasan
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: 2011-08
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9783845428352
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Feeds constitute a large proportion (50-70%) of the total cost of livestock production, which could be more when animals are not efficient in utilizing the local feedstuffs. In Asia, livestock is largely dependent on the rice straw during the cropping seasons and in dry periods when other feeds are scarce and animals have limited or no access to grazing. Moreover, the scarcity of arable and pasture land with the increasing demand of animal feed leads to increased utilization of crop residues in general and particularly rice straw for ruminant feeding. Smallholder farmers are also showing greater interests in using rice straw to feed livestock because of their low cost and availability, especially after grain harvest and when grass/fodder are limiting. However, poor nutritional quality restrict the maximum utilization of rice straw to feed ruminants and appears as principal constraint of profitable livestock production and viability of small farming systems. Hence, exploration of the potential use of crop residues as livestock feed and utilization of rice straw through an attempt to produce ready-to-feed total mixed ration is advantageous for intensive livestock production in Asia.
Author: G. A. Nader
Publisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Published: 2010-06-28
Total Pages: 5
ISBN-13: 1601076673
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With feed prices rising, dairies are looking for new feed options such as rice straw. The problem is rice straw can jam equipment and be hard to mix into other ration components. The key is to cut the straw to the right length at the cutter/baler stage
Author: J. M. Suttie
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9789251044582
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discusses hay, hay crops and crop residues in a wide range of situations. This publication deals with the haymaking process, cultivation of hay crops and management of natural hay fields as well as the harvest and conservation of crop residues as animal feed. A series of case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America illustrate how hay and crop residues can be integrated into production systems.