There has been a considerable amount of work done on the urea treatment of straw. After chopping, the straw is moistened with a urea solution 2. Pdf mechanized urea treatment of wheat straw part ii. Bags were stored in a low building with an asbestos roof for 10 days warm season.
It may be important to know that particularly in the northern wheat belt the straw comes in chopped form, in other areas, e. Initially it was decided to treat 25% of the total straw intake with 5% urea. If the spraying of the urea solution could be mechanised, the adoption of this technology would increase. Hart and wanapat 1992 indicated that urea 5% treated rice straw improved overall intake, nutrient digestibility, vfa production and increased passage rate of. Need for urea treatment of straw to increase nutritive value protein source as in rumen microorganism convert nitrogen into protein of wheat straw to increase digestibility of wheat straw 10. Urea toxicity can take place due to higher intakes within a shorter periodthus, limitfeeding, provide adequate soluble carbohydrates eg. The straw may then either be fed straight away, or. Pdf simplification of urea treatment method of wheat. The effect of urea treatment could not be felt, however, if both groups received relatively generous supple mentation e.
Abstractthis study was designed to determine the effect of physical form and urea. Urea treatment would generally increase the quality of straw to maintenance level and supplements would be required to bring about production. Urea treatment of wheat straw free download as powerpoint presentation. Pdf effect of urea treatment on the nutritive value of. Pdf limited use of cereal straws in livestock feeding is due to their low voluntary intake, low protein contents and low digestibility. The new method involves weighing the required amount of urea 4% of straw, mixing it with double the amount of farm manure as urease source, giving 30% moisture by adding water, putting this. Effects of physical form and urea treatment of rice straw on. Since this requires little in the way of specialized equipment or expense, urea treatment can by applied by even subsistence farmers.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. This article is from asianaustralasian journal of animal sciences, volume 26. Feeding value of urea treated wheat straw ensiled with or without acidified molasses in niliravi buffaloes article pdf available in asian australasian journal of animal sciences 195 may. Pdf the conventional urea treatment of cereal straw process is a laborious, tedious and time task. The efficiency of the new method, however, is about 30% less than the conventional urea treatment method. Effect of urea treatment on the nutritive value of local sorghum and millet straw. Ureatreated straw with limited supplementation for. Pdf feeding value of urea treated wheat straw ensiled. Pdf simplification of urea treatment method of wheat straw for its.
Effects of physical form and urea treatment of rice straw. Onfarm treatment of straws and stovers with urea osti. Effect of urea treatment on rumen degradation characteristics of rice straw. However, the adoption rate of urea treatment by farmers is low, maybe due to. It is essential to facilitate or eliminate some of. Urea treatment of straws is thus far the only chemical treatment with practical potential for farmers conditions. Treatment of barley straw with ammonia or urea solutions and digestibility of its structural carbohydrate fractions in sheep. To improve the nutritive value of fibrous crop residues, urea treatment of straw was developed as an alternative to causticcorrosive sodium hydroxide treatment, for use mostly in tropical countries. Urea treatment has been found effective with all the major sources of crop residue barley, rice and wheat straws. Barley straw with a or 35% moisture content was treated on a laboratory scale with 5. Simplification of urea treatment method of wheat straw for. Efficacy of treating straw with urea for improving its nutritive value is. Simplification of urea treatment method of wheat straw for its better. Ashraf sahibzada prfsents a documentary for pakistani farmers in urdu to use straw in off season when there is an acute shortage of green fodder.
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