#feedstuff roughages

Processing Techniques of Feedstuff Roughages

Bilal Chamadia, Rashika Srivastava, Rishabh Chugh Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal The basic principle is that processing alters the physicochemical properties of the cellulose/hemicellulose contained in the feedstuffs, so they become more susceptible to microbial degradation in the rumen, increasing the propionate: acetate ratio in the rumen. There are various processes available…