This presentation discusses unconventional feed resources, their characteristics, limitations, and processing. Some key points:
- Unconventional feeds include agricultural and industrial byproducts traditionally not used for animal feeding. They provide nutrients but also contain antinutritional factors.
- India faces shortages of green fodder (63%), dry fodder (23%), and concentrates (48%). Unconventional feeds can help meet demands, especially during scarcity.
- Feeds vary in nutrients as energy sources, protein sources, or miscellaneous sources. Processing through expander extrusion can increase their nutritive value when included in total mixed rations.
- Constraints to use include limited composition knowledge