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Treatment of straw with Urea

Level 1 - Basic Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. What is urea ?

4. What is urea ? Cont'd...

5. Why straws are treated with urea

6. Urea utilization in the rumen

7. Benefits of treating straws with urea

8. Factors affecting treatment of straws with urea

9. Urea concentration

10. Water requirement

11. Methods of spraying

12. Compaction of the stack

13. Addition of molasses

14. Duration of treatment

15. Type of crop residues treated

16. Storage method

17. Effect of treatment on straw quality

18. Treated versus untreated straws

19. The major constraints of urea treatment

20. Feeding urea treated straws

21. Take home messages/summary