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Incubating cassava leaves as food for cattle

( Update: 15/10/2014 )

Tops and leaves of cassava (south called cassava plants) are rich in protein (18-20% dry matter), 2 times the protein in corn grain, suitable for breeding, fattening cattle, but not for eating directly because of the cassava leaves contain many toxins poisoning cyanoglucosid easy.
  
The experience of many where cassava leaves are brewed to completely remove the toxins to produce nutritious food long-term reserves to feed livestock, especially during the winter months of food shortage blue and crystal, make use of cassava leaf spot source for cost effective high economic value. This is done as follows: 

- Flame and cassava leaves after picking contest (maybe before or after harvest tubers are harvested, does not affect the quality) wilting humidity was 65-70%, providing a short cut 3-5cm brought mixed with 2-4% molasses, salt 0.2-0.4%. Without molasses can use wheat flour, corn flour or rice bran to replace with higher rates of 4-6%. If the molasses, they can be mixed in nozzle or watering per cell are boring to have to move piles; if the wheat flour, corn flour or rice bran, use hands to mix well with cassava leaves before incubation in the silo.
- Silo is the circular hollow tube with a diameter of about 1,2-1,4m, high 1,3-1,4m is made of many different materials such as concrete, wood, corrugated iron ... and can stacked to the desired height. In the absence of the silo, it can dig pits, construction of concrete tanks or plastic bag sure to be well compressed compost. Use plastic to line the bottom and around the silo before the cassava mixture and additives cause fermentation in silage. Just after 1 layer thick 10-15cm cassava leaves to use for dress or compaction cassava foot down until filled silo. Finally, use plastic sealed and closed up 1 20-30cm soil layer (substrate) on top. Use sand bags or put one layer above the earth, rain and sun roof truss work.
- After 30-45 days can be removed gradually as animal feed. If there is no immediate need for food storage reserves may be 5-7 months. Product quality assurance is pleasant fragrance, color yellow arcade, loves to eat buffalo. It is possible to eat 6-8kg volume / cow / day.