Oilseed Meal Requirement and Livestock Sector Growth

摘要

Milk production goes in tandem with agriculture to utilize its main products like grains, green fodder and by products like oil seed cakes (OSC), bran 111 etc. FAO projected that global demand of milk production and consumption will increase from 630MMT (year 2014) to 700 MMT (year 2020) and during the same period India's consumption may increase to 147.21 MMT (India Stat, 2015a, 2015b) by the year 2020. India can achieve this target if milk production increases 1.85 MMT every year. In meeting thenutrient requirement of dairy animals, the three types of feedstuff that needs to be addressed are OSC, grains and agro-industrial by-products. Among different feedstuffs fed to dairy animals, OSC or oilseed meals (OSM) are in more demand for its higherprotein content. Within the OSM also, cost variation and demand exists for its protein quality, palatability and protection from anti-nutritional factors. Hence, the objective of this review is critical analysis of role of OSC in the dairy industry and achieving the future production targets.