Wheat Bran is a common feed for livestock. It can be incorporated into mashes. It can be used in lightly dense to heavy feed mix as it is a bulky feed. It is a great source of protein, minerals, calcium, and phosphorus. It should be fed in large quantities due to its laxative effects.
Chana churi
While processing chana to chana dal, a wide variety of by-products are found. One of them being Chana Churi. Chana Churi is a rich source of natural protein for the cattle. Churi is also widely used for its high nutritional value. It is an overall healthy diet for the livestock.
Alfalfa Hay
Alfalfa Hay is an excellent source of minerals, proteins, vitamins, etc.
It has high-quality fiber that produces slow-release energy to help maintain weight and digestion.The use has been lowered now since the cattles were facing pasture bloat. It is considered as the king of forages.
Linseed cake
Linseed cake is a known protein supplement for cattle. It is not advised in more significant amounts. It also serves as a way to ease constipation and improve digestion. It has a protein percentage of 35% and does not have enough lysine. It has a lot of Omega-3 fatty acids.
Paddy straws
These refer to the by-products of rice at harvest. It can be used as about 50% of the ration for the cows. It has a low nutritional value, so it should be used as a replacement for forage only. It has potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, etc. in very low amounts.
Maize oil cake
It is considered as a very high nutrition meal for the cattle. It provides the cattle with the required amounts of fats and proteins daily. It has a lot of calcium, dietary fiber, etc. It is made by extracting germs of corn. It further enhances the growth of the cattle and enhances the milk fat percentage as well.
Maize bran
Maize bran is sold for cattle feed as a mixture of bran fraction and other by-products. It is a major supplement for cattle feed. It can fully replace maize in limits without affecting the milk quality. It contains 15% fiber but is low in energy. It is high in starch content as well.
Guar meal
Guar Meal is made by combining germ fraction and hull fraction after the extraction of guar seed. It is the highest known protein source containing 35%-50% crude protein. This makes it the most likable cattle feed as a protein source.It has a great amino acid profile and is rich in vitamins and minerals as well.
Rapeseed meal
It is known as the canola meal in North America.
Rapeseed meal is the extracted by-product of rapeseed oil. The production of rapeseed meal comes second to soyabean meal worldwide. It contains approximately 40% of protein. It also has around 12% of fiber present as well.