Applied Animal Nutrition-I

NaOH TREATMENT

Beckman process (German method)

• Straw is soaked for 1-2 days in dilute solution of NaOH (15-30 g / litre), washed to remove excess alkali and fed to the animals.

Dry method

• Straw is chopped and sprayed with NaOH 300g/ litre (170 litre / tonne of straw)