Estimation of Chemical Composition, In Vitro Digestibility and Metabolic Energy of Peanut Straw and Waste of Peanut Oil Production

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate chemical composition, organic matter digestibility (OMD) and metabolic energy (ME) values of the most cultivated Osmaniye Virginia peanut variety straw, and peanut seed residue and peanut meal which are wastes of peanut oil factory in Osmaniye-Turkey for ruminant nutrition. The levels of OMD and ME of feed samples were determined by in vitro gas production method. The mean organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and acid detergent lignin (ADL) levels of peanut straw, peanut seed residue and peanut meal were estimated as following 92.