Palm-based animal feed
AssigneePalm Silage, Inc.
InventorJames Clifford Parks
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Abstract
Animal feed formed with a base of palm fronds and combined with palm fruit, such as dates, is a sustainable and affordable feed product that can be developed in hot climates. Palm fronds with a desired moisture content are shredded, chopped, and/or ground, and mixed with palm fruit. Additives such as urea can increase the nutritional content. Feeds with palm fronds, palm fruit, and/or additives can serve as a base feed for other components. Palm fronds can also serve as a base feed for other components. Animal feeds with a variety of bases can have palm fruit added. Animal feeds with a variety of bases, including palm fronds, can include a variety of other components added.
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A method for processing a palm pellet product, comprising:
- providing a palm frond component, a palm fruit component, and a nutritional additive component;
- wherein the palm frond component is ground palm frond that has a moisture content of less than 14%;
- wherein the palm fruit component is dates;
- wherein the nutritional additive component is a grain;
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- combining the palm frond component, the palm fruit component, and the nutritional additive component in a mixture;
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- compressing the mixture to form a pelletized mixture, wherein the pelletized mixture comprises between about 40% and about 60% ground palm frond by weight, wherein the pelletized mixture comprises between about 10% and about 45% dates by weight, and wherein the pelletized mixture has a nutritional content of between about 5% and about 30% crude protein, between about 2% and about 8% crude fat, and between about 15% and about 45% crude fiber.
A palm pellet product, comprising:
- pellets comprised of a compressed mixture of a palm frond component, a palm fruit component, and a nutritional additive component, wherein the palm frond component is ground palm frond that has a moisture content of less than 14%, wherein the palm fruit component is dates, and wherein the nutritional additive component is a grain;
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- wherein the pellets comprise between about 40% and about 60% ground palm frond by weight, wherein the pellets comprise between about 10% and about 45% dates by weight, and wherein the pellets have a nutritional content of between about 5% and about 30% crude protein, between about 2% and about 8% crude fat, and between about 15% and about 45% crude fiber.
A feed product, comprising:
- feed having a palm frond component, a palm fruit component, and a nutritional additive component;
- wherein the palm frond component is ground palm frond that has a moisture content of less than 14% by weight of the palm frond;
- wherein the palm fruit component is dates;
- wherein the nutritional additive component is a grain;
- wherein the feed comprises between about 40% and about 60% ground palm frond by weight of the feed, wherein the feed comprises between about 15% and about 45% dates by weight of the feed, and wherein the feed comprises between about 15% and about 35% grain by weight of the feed;
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- wherein the feed has a nutritional content of between about 10% and about 30% crude protein by weight of the feed, between about 2% and about 8% crude fat by weight of the feed, and between about 20% and about 45% crude fiber by weight of the feed.
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