ADM, China Agricultural University Look to Replace Grain in Cattle Feed with Crop Residues
March 15 2012 - 11:28AM
Business Wire
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) and China
Agricultural University today launched a research program to
confirm that a portion of the corn in cattle rations may be
effectively replaced with a mix of corn processing co-products and
corn stover – the stalks, cobs and leaves left on farmers’ fields
after the harvest.
“A growing and increasingly prosperous Chinese population is
eating diets higher in animal protein, and driving higher demand
for grain in the country. As a leading agricultural processor
serving vital needs for food and energy, ADM is keenly interested
in helping China ensure food security for its citizens by making
better use of the grain the world already grows today, and by
finding high-value applications for biomass such as corn stover,”
said Ismael Roig, ADM vice president and president,
Asia-Pacific.
China’s livestock currently consume about 112 million metric
tons of corn per year. Cattle producers may be able to reduce their
animals’ consumption by more than half by using a mix of corn
processing co-products and corn stover.
In more than 20 cattle-feeding trials, which ADM has conducted
in partnership with three leading U.S. agricultural research
universities, researchers have been able to replace more than 60
percent of the grain in ruminants’ diets with a mixture of stover
treated with hydrated lime — a common food ingredient — and
high-protein distillers’ grains without negatively impacting the
animals’ growth and development.
Because China is the world’s second-largest corn consumer, the
implications could be significant both for China’s dairy farmers —
who may be able to sharply reduce the cost of feed in their
operations — and for the country’s food security. Feeding cattle a
mix of crop residues and co-products can free up a substantial
amount of grain for other uses.
ADM will fund the two-year research program, and ADM researchers
will work with Dr. Shengli Li, a world-renowned professor of dairy
science at CAU, to conduct a series of feeding trials at CAU as
well as cooperative trials with large dairy farms in China.
“We at China Agricultural University are pleased to join with
ADM to help investigate the potential to reduce dairy farmers’
cost-per-head, and to preserve valuable grain for higher-value
uses,” said Dr. Li.
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Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve
vital needs. Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert
oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal
feed, industrial and energy uses. With more than 265 processing
plants, 400 crop procurement facilities, and the world’s premier
crop transportation network, ADM helps connect the harvest to the
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