ABOUT SEASONAL STRAW
Seasonal Straws and Their Diverse Uses
In agriculture, seasonal hay and straws are the residues left post-crop harvest, comprising dry stems and leaves. These fibrous remnants, largely indigestible by humans, account for nearly half the harvested vegetation crop. Despite their low human utility, they play a pivotal role in agriculture and rural societies, serving multiple purposes.
Straws, stovers, and chaff hold significant value within the farm economy. They play a vital role in livestock feeding, enhancing profitability. Beyond agriculture, they find non-agricultural applications such as biofuel, construction, crafts, clothing, and paper production. They’re integral in large-scale farming as feed and for manure production, contributing to soil fertility.
In the context of developing nations, these seasonal straws were often disregarded and burned in the fields. However, recent initiatives have aimed to improve their digestibility, aligning with environmental policies. For small-scale farming with limited grazing access, straw bales’ importance has surged. Cotoimpex, a major animal feed supplier in Pakistan, offers a comprehensive range of seasonal lowes straw bales, ensuring top-quality animal feed. If you seek bulk straw purchases or local hay suppliers, Cotoimpex is the ideal choice.
MONG STRAW
At Cotoimpex, we specialize in providing top-tier Mong straw for export, boasting a protein content range of one to eight percent, making it a valuable animal feed. Our Mong straws undergo rigorous analysis at feed testing labs to ensure they meet the nutritional needs of farm animals. As prominent animal feed suppliers, Cotoimpex ensures the Mong straw aligns perfectly with these requirements.
Compared to other straws, Mong straw exhibits superior feed quality, setting it apart in the market. Moreover, our collection includes year-old straw, preferred for its enhanced palatability compared to fresh Mong straw. When properly fed, high-quality Mong straw can constitute up to 75% of a cow’s diet. This type of straw digests slowly, reducing a cow’s intake. Typically, the recommended consumption is up to 1.25% of their body weight in hay daily. Cotoimpex aims to offer premium animal feed to meet livestock nutritional needs.
PEANUT STRAW
Peanut is Pakistan’s primary oilseed crop, generating substantial quantities of leaves and stems utilized as Peanut hay for livestock feed during harvesting. Extensive studies have identified Peanut straw hay as a viable partial replacement for concentrates in the diet of milk cows and various farm animals, commonly fed to cows across many regions of Pakistan.
When considering its nutritional value, Peanut straw for animals excels in DCP value, comparable to leguminous hays like cowpea or Chickpea hay straws. As assessed by Cotoimpex, Peanut straw demonstrates superior energy content compared to most other grass hays. It can be safely administered alone or in conjunction with wheat bran and wheat straw, meeting the fundamental nutritional needs of cows and other milk-producing animals, potentially boosting daily production by up to 5 kg. Purchase Chickpea straw hay bales from Cotoimpex to meet your livestock needs.
CHICKPEAS STRAW
Chickpea straw stands as a significant by-product produced in substantial quantities after the chickpea grain crop cycle. Insights into its nutritional value have been obtained through an experiment conducted by Cotoimpex, outlining the fiber and non-fiber constituents, dry matter degradability, and (ME) values vital for animal use.
Cotoimpex specializes in offering premium Chickpea Straw, derived from the significant grain legume known for its edible seeds. The plant displays rapid growth and branching, reaching heights between 20 and 60 centimeters, sometimes extending to a meter. With its deep taproot delving down to 2 meters and extensive lateral roots exploring upper soil layers (15-30 cm), various by-products, such as husks, straw, and hay, result from chickpea cultivation. These by-products, including low-grade and culled chickpea, bran, and straw, contribute to animal feed worldwide. Cotoimpex proudly leads as the premier supplier and exporter of top-grade chickpea straw from Pakistan.
