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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 2
First page : (84) Last page : (88)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8607

Raw Banana Peel Silage – An Alternative Livestock Feed

Arathi Salim^1* , Biju Chacko² , Senthil Murugan S.³ , Surej Joseph Bunglavan⁴, Ranjith D.⁵, Sunanda C.⁶, Sreeja S. J.¹ and Neenu Ouseph^1  
1M. V. Sc. Scholar, Department of Animal Nutrition,
²Assistant Professor and Head (I/c), Department of Animal Nutrition, CVAS, Pookode,
³Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Nutrition, CVAS, Pookode,
⁴Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Nutrition, CVAS, Mannuthy,
⁵Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, CVAS, Pookode,
⁶Former Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Statistics, CVAS, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala
*Corresponding Author E-mail: arathisalim2012@gmail.com
Received: 19.01.2021 | Revised: 24.02.2021 | Accepted: 3.03.2021 

 ABSTRACT

High feed cost and insufficient supply of forages are the major constraints for livestock farming. Ruminants can utilise wide variety of unconventional feeds. Banana peel is a common unconventional feed for ruminants in Kerala. As banana peel is available plenty in Kerala especially during onam season and since it is a highly perishable substance, ensiling can be considered as a better preservation technique. Ensiling period and method of ensiling was fixed under different sets of laboratory conditions. It was found that the ensiling period for silage prepared from raw banana peel without any additives was 28 days and that of raw banana peel with 3 per cent jaggery was 24 days. Raw banana peel silage with jaggery as additive in specified ensiling period will have desirable characteristics. Also the chemical composition of silage reveals that it can be used as a substitute for green fodder. Raw banana peel silage can be used as an alternative livestock feed.

Keywords: Raw banana peel, Silage, Ensiling period, Additives.

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Cite this article: Salim, A., Chacko, B., Senthil Murugan, S., Bunglavan, S. J., Ranjith, D., Sunanda, C., Sreeja, S. J., & Ouseph, N. (2021). Raw Banana Peel Silage – An Alternative Livestock Feed, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(2), 84-88. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8607