Research and development for a complete commercial ruminant feed based on baggasse in Trinidad and Tobago
1984
Singh, R.H. (University of the West Indies, St Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago) Dept. of Agriculture Economics and Farm Management ) | Sankat, C.K. (University of the West Indies, St Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago) Dept. of Machnical Engineeging) | Osuji, P.O. | Lauckner, B. (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Inst., St Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago))
The specific objectives were to producte a complete ruminant diet where the use of locally available feed ingredients particularly sugarcane by-products is optimized; to evaluate the improvement in the nutritive value of bagasse through physical and/or chemical treatment; to demonstrate the use of such diets in practical farm systems; to evaluate currently available technologies for processing cellulosic materials for use in animal feeds, with specific reference to it adaptability to using local ingredients; to develop a processing and delivery system for feed manufacture based upon the use of bagasse; to develop a marketing and distribution system for the processed feeds.
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