Citation

Toyokawa, K. and I. Takayasu, Studies on the utilization of windfall and surplus apples as feed stuff. Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hirosaki University 16: 62-72, 1970.

Abstract

Experiments were carried out to determine the effect of grated apples added to silages, and adequate quantity of apples to be added was discussed. Main materials of silages were high moisture rice straw threshed directly after cut, fresh aftermath of orchard grass, and wilted one.

1. Whatever main material of silage was, excellent quality was obtained with the addition of apples more than 30 parts weight to 100 parts of main material.

2. When apples were added, materials containing less water, such as rice straw and wilted grass, fermented better and produced more lactic acid.

3. So far our experiments concerned, the upper limit of water content of material which let to good quality was 73%, but even more juicy material (85.8% moisture), when 30 parts of apples to 100 parts of material, could furnish fairly good quality.

4. Silage added 30 parts of apples to 100 parts of wilted grass (65.0% moisture) was better than that added 10 parts of molasses absorbed feeds. 10 parts of wheat bran added together with apples absorbed excessive water which derived from apples and contributed to make up good quality.

5. No spoilage was found in this series of experiments.

Country, State, District, etc.

Japan

Language

Japanese (English title and summary)

Material

rice straw, grass, apples

Use category

animal feed