Sustaining the cattle industry utilizing oil palm fronds OPF based feeds: an environmental-friendly technology developed from natural resources

Sato J., . and Khusahry M. Y., . (2003) Sustaining the cattle industry utilizing oil palm fronds OPF based feeds: an environmental-friendly technology developed from natural resources. [Proceedings Paper]

MARDI-JICA OPF Project is aimed at developing an OPF feed processing technology for livestock feeding. This paper introduces OPF feed and its processing method linking with the proposed concept for developing local cattle industry within the oil palm environment i.e. by utilizing OPF-based feed in particular the OPF-TMR feed as their feed resource. OPF-TMR feed is a well-balanced total mixed ration feed in which fibres and other nutrients are formulated to meet the requirements of beef and dairy cattle. The conventional cattle feeding system requires high capital investments involving large areas of land many types of machinery and barns for storing feed materials like hay and straw as well as providing facilities related to chipping and mixing. On the other hand cattle management system using OPF-TMR feed is less labour intensive and very cost effective in terms of feeding management as those facilities are not required. The ideal location for raising cattle based on OPF feeds should be within the premise of an oil palm plantation. The system also provides extra benefit as livestock wastes can also be recycled into organic fertilizer. Thus the OPF processing plant must be located in the oil palm plantation for easier supply and collection of OPE. The plant should be located adjacent to an oil mill plant so that the electricity and steam can be utilized as energy sources apart from by- products for example PKC to be used as the main ingredient of OPF-TMR feed. The estimated processing capacity of OPF plant of 225 ha is about 5 tonnes of OPF-TMR feed per hour which can feed about 2 000 heads of cattle. In order to double the national production of beef and dairy by OPF feeds about 80 000 ha of oil palm and 325 of OPF processing plants of similar scale are required. It is evident that raising cattle in an oil palm plantation based on OPF feeds together with the benefit of converting animal waste into organic fertilizer is an environmental-friendly technology currently available in Malaysia.

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MARDI-JICA OPF Project is aimed at developing an OPF feed processing technology for livestock feeding. This paper introduces OPF feed and its processing method linking with the proposed concept for developing local cattle industry within the oil palm environment i.e. by utilizing OPF-based feed in particular the OPF-TMR feed as their feed resource. OPF-TMR feed is a well-balanced total mixed ration feed in which fibres and other nutrients are formulated to meet the requirements of beef and dairy cattle. The conventional cattle feeding system requires high capital investments involving large areas of land many types of machinery and barns for storing feed materials like hay and straw as well as providing facilities related to chipping and mixing. On the other hand cattle management system using OPF-TMR feed is less labour intensive and very cost effective in terms of feeding management as those facilities are not required. The ideal location for raising cattle based on OPF feeds should be within the premise of an oil palm plantation. The system also provides extra benefit as livestock wastes can also be recycled into organic fertilizer. Thus the OPF processing plant must be located in the oil palm plantation for easier supply and collection of OPE. The plant should be located adjacent to an oil mill plant so that the electricity and steam can be utilized as energy sources apart from by- products for example PKC to be used as the main ingredient of OPF-TMR feed. The estimated processing capacity of OPF plant of 225 ha is about 5 tonnes of OPF-TMR feed per hour which can feed about 2 000 heads of cattle. In order to double the national production of beef and dairy by OPF feeds about 80 000 ha of oil palm and 325 of OPF processing plants of similar scale are required. It is evident that raising cattle in an oil palm plantation based on OPF feeds together with the benefit of converting animal waste into organic fertilizer is an environmental-friendly technology currently available in Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. mal SF94.6 I61 2003 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural industry
AGROVOC Term:	Cattle
AGROVOC Term:	Dairy cattle
AGROVOC Term:	Animal feeding
AGROVOC Term:	Livestock management
AGROVOC Term:	Feed processing
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural wastes
AGROVOC Term:	Oil palm
AGROVOC Term:	Feed resources
AGROVOC Term:	Technology
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:16
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13536

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