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Chemical composition, dry matter and protein degradability coefficients of pistachio hulls silage treated with urea and molasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

P. Vahmani ,
A.A. Nasserian ,
R. Valizadeh ,
J. Arshami  and
H. Nasirimoghadam
P. Vahmani*
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
A.A. Nasserian
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
R. Valizadeh
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
J. Arshami
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
H. Nasirimoghadam
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
*
Email:khanpayam@yahoo.com
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Pistachio hulls are pistachio processing by-products produced during de-hulling of pistachio nuts soon after harvesting. Total pistachio by-products in Iran have been increased at an average rate of about 300000 Tons per year. Chemical composition of Pistachio hulls contained 12%CP, 5%EE, 34% NDF, 21% ADF, and 9% ash (DM basis). The dry matter content of fresh Pistachio hulls is about 28%. Reducing the moisture content of this by-product with dryer systems is a cost effective process and can not be applied by most of the producers. Finding other alternative methods for preserving and using this by-product is highly required. The objective of the present study was to assess changes in Pistachio hulls silage (PHS) quality associated with the inclusion of different levels of urea (U) and molasses (M), and to compare in situ DM and protein degradability of PHS with dried pistachio hulls (DPH).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2007 , April 2007 , pp. 164
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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