Feedipedia: an on-line encyclopedia of animal feeds
Feedipedia is an open access information system on animal feed resources that provides information on nature, occurrence, chemical composition, nutritional value and safe use of nearly 1400 worldwide livestock feeds. It is a joint project of INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Read more...
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 Silkworms are the caterpillars of moth species raised for silk. 90% of the world... Read more |
 Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) is an ancient oil and food crop with... Read more |
 Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major staple food grain throughout the world,... Read more |
 The proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is a cereal plant cultivated for its... Read more |
 Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is an herbaceous plant from the sunflower... Read more |
 Burgu (Echinochloa stagnina (Retz.) P. Beauv.) is a perennial, or sometimes... Read more |
 Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv., known as speargrass in Nigeria, alang-alang... Read more |
 Brewers grains are the solid residue left after the processing of germinated and dried... Read more |
 The buffalo thorn (Ziziphus mucronata Willd.) is a multipurpose tree whose... Read more |
 The Indian sandbur (Cenchrus biflorus Roxb.) is a valuable fodder plant... Read more |
 Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.) is a plant from the cucumber family, mainly grown... Read more |
 Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.) is a tropical herb used for its tubers, which... Read more |
 Tropical kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth.) is a vigorous, dense-... Read more |
 Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is the largest oilseed crop, with 276 million t... Read more |
 Slender grama (Bouteloua repens (Kunth) Scribn.) is a pasture grass from the dry... Read more |
 Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf or Urochloa decumbens (Stapf)... Read more |
 Nacedero (Trichanthera gigantea (Humboldt & Bonpland.) Nees) is a... Read more |
 Pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C. Greg.) is a perennial tropical... Read more |
 The rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is a fast growing, medium to tall tree (25... Read more |
 Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a tropical and subtropical plant cultivated for... Read more |
 Maize silage (Zea mays L.) is made out of whole ensiled maize plants. It is one... Read more |
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Utilization of fruit and vegetable wastes as animal feed
- FAO, 2017. FAO, Rome, Italy
These set of four videos describe processes to utilize baby corn byproducts and wastes, empty pea pods, kinnow waste and tomato pomace as livestock feed. Impact of their feeding on livestock productivity has also been illustrated.
Utilization of baby corn by-products as livestock feed
Utilization of kinnow (mandarin) waste as livestock feed
Use of empty pea pods
Utilization of tomato pomace as livestock feed
FeedAccess provides a free formulation tool and access to an important raw material database and most common animal feed formulas used in livestock farming. FeedAccess is designed for layers, broilers, pigs and sows diets.
Animal Nutrition in FAO and Sustainable Development Goals
- FAO, 2017. FAO, Rome, Italy
This document shows how animal nutrition can help achieving the 17 sustainable development goals in UNFAO Members States.
