Ruminant feed

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a ruminant feed which has a high nutritional value and can promote rumination. According to the present invention, provided is a ruminant feedcomprising a craft pulp prepared by using a lignocellulosic starting material, wherein the craft pulp has a Canadian standard freeness of 400 ml or greater.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a feed for ruminants and a production method thereof. Background technique [0002] In general, in the field of livestock, for the purpose of increasing the milk volume and body weight of livestock, thick feed with high nutritional value is often used together with roughage such as pasture. [0003] Thick feed contains a lot of easily digestible carbohydrates (starch, etc.) into grass (silage grass), etc. [0004] Ruminants are able to ingest and digest roughage due to the presence of a rumen (first stomach). The rumen occupies the largest volume among the multiple stomachs of ruminants, and contains abundant microorganisms (rumen microorganisms) capable of decomposing (rumen fermentation) indigestible polysaccharides such as cellulose and hemicellulose in roughage. [0005] However, cellulose and hemicellulose in roughage are often combined with lignin and exist as a lignin-cellulose complex and a lignin-hemicellulo...

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Problems solved by technology

However, if the nutritional value of the feed is reduced due to concerns about rumen acidosis, there is a possibility that the energy will be insufficient and the milk production will decrease.

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