Calculated on dry matter the feeding value is equivalent to barley.
The high digestibility of the fibre content makes potato pulp of particular advantage as a roughage to high yielding dairy cattle.
Potato pulp is improving the microbial
activity in the rumen
Fistulated caw used for determination of
rumen activity on potato pulp. Two methods are used:(1) The nylon bag method and
(2) The In Vitro Method.
The Protein Balance in the Rumen (PBR) is -85 g per kg pulp dry matter. The figure is negative because potato pulp requires nitrogen for its digestion in the rumen.