The Possibilities of Using By-Products from Olive Oil in Ruminant Feeding

Authors

  • Mustafa Boga Niğde Üniversitesi Bor Meslek Yüksek Okulu 51700 Bor/ Niğde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v2i3.137-143.63

Abstract

Nowadays, meeting adequately nutrient requirements of animal is a major problem due to cost of feed. This situation results in the feed manufacturers to search alternative feed source in order to provide more economical feeding in animal nutrition. In Turkey known as a paradise of olive, a number of substances were discharged to the environment during olive processing. After pressing of olive, the olive remains such as olive cake and black water cause off-odour, groundwater pollution, visual pollution and formation of a fly in environment. Among these by-products, olive cake has been extensively used as fuel. However, olive cake and black water can be used as alternative animal feed due to their high nutrient contents. In this review, the importance and use of the olive cake and black water in animal nutrition will be discussed.

Published

07.04.2014

How to Cite

Boga, M. (2014). The Possibilities of Using By-Products from Olive Oil in Ruminant Feeding. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2(3), 137–143. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v2i3.137-143.63

Issue

Section

Animal Production