Use of Awamori-pressed Lees and Tofu Lees as Feed Ingredients for Growing Female Goats

摘要

In recent years, increased demands from the bio-ethanol industry, and drought and flood caused by climatic changes have been responsible for increases in the world price of grain (FAO, 2009; Scott et al., 2009). The rise in grain prices has had a profound effect on the management of dairy and meat producing farms in countries reliant on imported feed such as Japan. Because of this, the utilization of imported grain is decreasing and there is an urgent need to develop low cost locally produced sources of feed. We are focusing our attention on food by-products as an alternative to traditional imported feed.