Review article
https://doi.org/10.33128/k.66.2.3
The use of barley sprouts in animal feeding
Ana Matin
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
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Tajana Krička
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivan Brandić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4135-8757
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mateja Grubor
orcid.org/0000-0001-6374-5753
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vanja Jurišić
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Antonio Krnjak
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tugomir Majdak
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivana Tomić
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Alan Antonović
; Fakultet šumarstva i drvne tehnologije Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Božidar Matin
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Karlo Špelić
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
In animal husbandry, feed is considered to be the most basic and most expensive production element. The animal-feed prices have risen many times worldwide, which is why it is necessary to develop the alternative, reasonably priced feedstuffs. Also, the scarcity of feed is a common problem in many parts of the world with large populations, what increases a search for possible alternative feeds. One of the alternatives is the use of barley sprouts, which are a by-product of the production of barley malt in beer production. The paper deals with the grain of five malting barley varieties, including the two spring varieties, Quench and Planet, respectively, and the three winter varieties, Lukas, Casanova, and Teppe, as well as with the barley sprouts obtained from the same varieties after beer production. It was detected that the moisture content of the sprouts was about 92% in the spring and winter varieties, while the ash content was higher in the winter varieties. The starch content of the sprouts was eight times lower than that of the barley grain, with the starch content being higher in the grain of the spring varieties and in the sprouts of the winter varieties. The highest fat content was determined in the grain of the Teppe winter variety and in the sprouts of the Lukas winter variety. Barley sprouts can be used in animal feed to increase the digestibility of nutrients, but they are recommended as a component and not as the main feed.
Keywords
barley; sprouts; brewing industry; waste; animal feed
Hrčak ID:
323159
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Publication date:
29.11.2024.
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