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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 The fruit (pod, nut) of the peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is made of an external... Read more |
 The peanut plant (Arachis hypogaea L.) is grown mainly for its seeds, which are... Read more |
 Old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lindl.) is a halophyte species and one of... Read more |
 Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.) is an oilseed crop cultivated in... Read more |
 Slenderleaf (Crotalaria brevidens Benth.) is a tropical legume mostly cultivated... Read more |
 Soybean meal is the most important protein source used to feed farm animals. It... Read more |
 Wheat distillers grain is the main by-product from the distillation of alcohol from wheat... Read more |
 The gum arabic tree (Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. or Senegalia senegal (L... Read more |
 Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is a tall herbaceous plant from... Read more |
 Maize bran is a by-product of various maize processing industries, including starch and... Read more |
 Kachi grass (Cymbopogon caesius (Nees ex Hook. & Arn.) Stapf) is a perennial... Read more |
 Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a perennial herbaceous legume. Due to its high... Read more |
 Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an annual erect herb up to 3 m (or more) tall. It... Read more |
 Snails are plentiful in some regions. They can also be introduced and raised on... Read more |
 Creeping bluegrass (Bothriochloa insculpta (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) A. Camus) is a... Read more |
 Creeping saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata R. Br.) is a shrub from dry and saline... Read more |
 Sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L. and other Hedysarum species), is a... Read more |
 Coloured Guinea grass (Panicum coloratum L.) is a tufted (erect, geniculate or... Read more |
 Starch is a carbohydrate (polysaccharide) consisting of a large number of glucose units.... Read more |
 Bur clover (Medicago polymorpha L.) is a Mediterranean winter and annual clover... Read more |
 Atella is an Ethiopian by-product, resulting from the production of tella (beer) or... 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.
