6 Ways to Process Palm Kernels for Animal Feed Correctly
In this first discussion, we will discuss how to process palm kernels for animal feed correctly. If you don’t know how, follow these steps:
In dairy cattle, palm kernels for animal feed or BIS can be used as 65% of the ration ingredients. As well as 25% corn and 10% soybean meal, while in beef cattle.
Can be used up to 70% in animal feed rations, if farmers give it to sheep as much as 30%. Just by providing grass can increase growth weight from 30g per day.
While by providing BIS, sheep weight can increase to 70g/head/hr. While in palm kernels for poultry feed, BIS utilization is around 5 to 15%, because the crude fiber is very high.
And the digestive system is low, for laying hens it can be used 10 to 15%. This is because the digestive system of laying hens is better than that of broilers, another use of BIS in chickens is also useful as a controller of bad bacteria, namely Salmonella ke-dougou.
The fermentation process of palm kernel meal for animal feed with fungi and bacteria can reduce the value of crude fiber. Of course, the fermentation process can increase the protein value of palm kernel meal. And the level of digestion will also increase, if farmers have difficulty getting it, farmers can use probiotics that are on the market.
This fermentation process has succeeded in increasing the protein value of palm kernel meal from 14% to 23%. If you add fiber-destroying enzymes to chicken rations that have 30% palm kernel meal.
This will be able to improve the performance of chickens to the same as chickens that use regular rations. Examples include corn and soybean meal.
palm kernel meal animal feedPalm Kernel Meal
How to Process Palm Kernel Meal for Fish Feed
As we know, the process of processing palm waste for animal feed is carried out by the fermentation process. From the fermentation process, it is expected that the palm kernel fiber content can be changed into a fine form.
With its increased protein content and also simpler so that it can be used as feed and is easily digested by fish. If earlier we have discussed how to process palm kernel for animal feed.
Now we will discuss how to process it for fish feed. The palm kernel fermentation process uses microbes and also fermentation enzyme fluid from the contents of the ruminant animal’s stomach.
Then filter the contents of the stomach, then take the liquid, the filtered liquid is then mixed with palm kernel. The amount of fermented seed fluid must be appropriate, namely between 15 and 35%.
If you have added water to the mixed ingredients, the addition of water is intended to be even in the stirring process. After finishing, put all the ingredients into a container or plastic barrel.
To keep the temperature stable, you can add rice husks around it. Always check the temperature and pH during the fermentation process, so that the fermentation process can run smoothly.
Checks are carried out 3 times during the process, this process takes approximately a month. Many farmers and cultivators consider this fermentation process to be impractical and uneconomical.
They prefer to put the oil cake in a barrel, then let it rot until it produces BSF maggots. BSF maggots from the rotting of oil palm oil cake for animal feed are used as feed.
oil palm oil cake for animal feedPalm Oil Cake
Conclusion
Palm oil cake, which is generally used as animal feed, can be processed in various ways that may not be known to many people. This article discusses six methods of processing oil palm oil cake for animal feed in detail, and provides special guidelines for its use as fish feed.
The fermentation process requires attention to temperature and pH, as well as periodic checks for a month. Meanwhile, the use of BSF maggots is considered more practical by some farmers. With these various methods, oil palm oil cake can be utilized optimally to meet the needs of animal and fish feed efficiently.