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Sunflower meal is the final product obtained in the process of extracting oil from sunflower seeds. It is a valuable food additive, widely used in the diet of agricultural animals, which can serve as an independent feed or one of the ingredients of compound feed. An important advantage of meal is the absence of substances that negatively affect the assimilation of other nutrients, so the digestibility of the product is at the level of 75-80 percent. As for protein, in sunflower meal it is the most complete in terms of amino acid composition (especially in comparison with cereals). Fiber has a beneficial effect on the digestibility of feed and must be present in the diet of all agricultural animals — this is especially important for living organisms with a single-chambered stomach. The use of sunflower meal in animal husbandry allows you to achieve:
significant improvement of exchange processes;
strengthening of immunity;
improvement of young growth;
increasing egg production;
production quality improvement.
It is produced in the form of pressed plates of different sizes, it can be crushed, granulated or in the form of groats. How to give sunflower meal? Before feeding the animal, the plates are usually crushed or soaked. Crushed or granulated meal is the most convenient form, as it does not require additional processing. What to do with sunflower meal, the technology of its production, advantages and disadvantages - about it in our next sections.
Production of sunflower meal
The process of production of meal consists of the following stages:
Cleaning of raw materials. At this stage, the vegetable raw material is cleaned of impurities, dust, and foreign objects. Mass conditioning is also carried out at this stage.
Grinding It is carried out with the help of rollers with different surfaces - first the raw material is crushed, and then plates of a certain thickness are formed from it.
Extraction. The raw material is sent to the extractor, where the oil is extracted with the help of organic solvents brought to boiling point.
Testing. Raw materials treated with solvents are exposed to water vapor, which allows chemical substances to be removed from it.
Drying It is carried out with the aim of reducing the moisture content of the product to a standardized value, which increases its shelf life.
Composition of sunflower meal
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Sunflower meal has a high density, which reaches 600 kg/m3, and the oil content in it varies from 1.5 to 3 percent. Easily digestible protein, potassium, phosphorus, vitamins of group B - the rich composition of meal makes it one of the most popular supplements to the diet of farm animals. The fiber content can reach 15 percent, which somewhat limits its use in raising highly productive poultry. In addition, the restriction on the use of sunflower meal is due to the content of chlorogenic and quinic acids in it. Due to the low content of lysine in the meal, animals are given its synthetic analogues. Recently, farmers have given preference to varietal and hybrid sunflower seeds with high oil content. By the way, the presence of a thinner and oilier husk in seeds leads to the availability of their nutrients to microorganisms, which is the reason for the formation of mold. In addition, the quality of meal is determined by the technological aspects of production. For example, the quality of the product noticeably deteriorates when the temperature of its processing increases. Yes, at a temperature higher than 106 degrees, the destruction of amino acids occurs.
How to use sunflower meal
Sunflower meal is a low-calorie and safe animal feed. One kilogram of meal is 10.43 MJ of exchangeable energy, about 270 g of protein, 230 g of fiber and 14 g of lipids. Its presence in the diet of cattle is 20 percent of the total weight of feed for dairy cows, and 10 percent for bychkov, has a positive effect on the metabolism of animals, which is confirmed by biochemical and other studies. Regular input
Including meal in the diet allows you to increase the number of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and hemoglobin. In the blood serum of cows, the content of phosphorus increases by 0.8 percent, amylase by 11.9 percent, phosphatase by 8.9 percent, and the amount of total protein decreases by 1.4 percent, albumin by 7.14 percent, cholesterol by by 12.9 percent, etc. The average daily milk yield increases by 8-9 percent in dairy cows that regularly receive supplemental feed in the form of sunflower meal. Feeding sunflower meal allows you to increase the fat content of milk by 4-5 percent, the protein content by 3-4 percent, dry matter by 5 percent. The meal is widely used as a separate food additive or as a component of compound feed in poultry farming. How to feed sunflower meal to a bird? Broilers are given a food additive from the age of one week, and laying hens receive 35 g of feed per day (in the winter period, the dosage is reduced).
Advantages of meal.
Sunflower meal has a number of advantages, the main ones of which are listed below:
Sunflower meal in the ration of animals can be used both independently and as part of compound feed mixtures;
In terms of protein content, sunflower meal significantly exceeds fodder from other vegetable raw materials;
Contains proteins with a complete amino acid composition;
It is characterized by good digestibility, thanks to which it can be used in the diet of any animal;
The use of meal when fattening young animals is especially obvious;
Excellent results can be achieved when feeding highly productive cows;
The possible harm of sunflower meal during improper storage is minimized due to its resistance to contamination with mycotoxins;
Sunflower meal in feed improves the assimilation of its second components.
High concentration of fiber (in the pulp of the seeds, a large percentage of lignin, which is not absorbed by the bird's body);
High content of sulfur (it is part of many amino acids, for example, methionine, cystine, etc.);
The nutritional value of sunflower meal is lower than that of cake;
Compared to soy, the content of lysine is small (therefore, it is necessary to include synthetic lysine in the diet).
Storage of sunflower meal
The shelf life of any plant product depends on its composition. High fat content requires special storage conditions. In order to prevent rancidity of the oil contained in the product, warehouses must be equipped with forced ventilation. In places where meal is stored, it is impossible to allow humidity to rise above 6 percent - in such conditions, the risk of contamination of feed with molds that release mycotoxins increases significantly. In addition, it is very important not to allow significant temperature drops (more than 5 degrees) in rooms for storing meal protection from direct sunlight. Meal can be stored in bulk, but in this case the product must be periodically mixed. Meal in granules is stored in sacks, stacked on racks or wooden pallets. At the same time, the contact of the bags with the floor should be excluded (the distance between the bag and the floor should be 15-20 cm). The shelf life of sunflower meal depends on the form in which the feed is made and the way it is stored. When stored in bulk, the shelf life of meal does not exceed 3 months, and granulated feed packaged in bags can be stored for up to a year. The quality of meal is affected by a number of factors, including: sunflower variety, quality of raw materials, oil extraction technology, storage conditions of the finished product raw materials The properties of sunflower meal can vary widely, so it should be purchased only from well-proven manufacturers who prefer modern production technologies that use high-quality raw materials.